#E2E0BF
Champagne · very light warm yellow
About #E2E0BF
#E2E0BF is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 88% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 7.6); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFC1E2 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E2E0BF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E2E0BF?
#E2E0BF is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 88% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E2E0BF?
Use black text. Black on #E2E0BF has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E2E0BF?
Its complementary colour is #BFC1E2, and analogous partners are #E2CEBF and #D3E2BF.