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#E2E4AA

Vanilla · very light warm yellow

About #E2E4AA

With the hex code #E2E4AA, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 89% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Vanilla — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Butter. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACAAE4, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green228
Blue170

Closest named colours

Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 6.5
Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 11.2
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #E2E4AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #E2E4AA.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #E2E4AA.
15.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2E4AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2E4AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDDFA6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEE1AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EADDD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2E4AA?

With the hex code #E2E4AA, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 89% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E2E4AA?

Use black text. Black on #E2E4AA has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2E4AA?

Its complementary colour is #ACAAE4, and analogous partners are #E4C9AA and #C5E4AA.