#E8E6BB
Cream · very light warm yellow
About #E8E6BB
#E8E6BB is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 90% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Cream (ΔE 8.0), with Wheat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBBDE8 (periwinkle), 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 — 16.47:1, 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 #E8E6BB?
#E8E6BB is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 90% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E8E6BB?
Use black text. Black on #E8E6BB has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E8E6BB?
Its complementary colour is #BBBDE8, and analogous partners are #E8D0BB and #D3E8BB.