#E9EAAF
Vanilla · very light warm yellow
About #E9EAAF
With the hex code #E9EAAF, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 92% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Vanilla — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Butter. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B0AFEA, a periwinkle shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.85:1, 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 #E9EAAF?
With the hex code #E9EAAF, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 92% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E9EAAF?
Use black text. Black on #E9EAAF has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E9EAAF?
Its complementary colour is #B0AFEA, and analogous partners are #EACDAF and #CCEAAF.