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#E2DFBF

Champagne · very light warm yellow

About #E2DFBF

#E2DFBF is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 87% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 7.2), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFC2E2 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green223
Blue191

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #E2DFBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #E2DFBF.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #E2DFBF.
15.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2DFBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2DFBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5DCBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7DEC0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8DAD6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2DFBF?

#E2DFBF is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 87% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E2DFBF?

Use black text. Black on #E2DFBF has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2DFBF?

Its complementary colour is #BFC2E2, and analogous partners are #E2CEBF and #D3E2BF.