#E6EABA
Cream · very light warm yellow
About #E6EABA
#E6EABA is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 92% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Cream (ΔE 7.7); Vanilla comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEBAEA — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E6EABA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.84:1 (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 #E6EABA?
#E6EABA is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 92% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E6EABA?
Use black text. Black on #E6EABA has a contrast ratio of 16.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E6EABA?
Its complementary colour is #BEBAEA, and analogous partners are #EAD6BA and #CEEABA.