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#EAE6AF

Vanilla · very light warm yellow

About #EAE6AF

With the hex code #EAE6AF, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 90% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% 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 4.3 — followed by Wheat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFB3EA, 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 — 16.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green230
Blue175

Closest named colours

Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 4.3
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 9.4
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #EAE6AF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #EAE6AF.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #EAE6AF.
16.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAE6AF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAE6AF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0E2AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2E5B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3DFD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAE6AF?

With the hex code #EAE6AF, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 90% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 25% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EAE6AF?

Use black text. Black on #EAE6AF has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAE6AF?

Its complementary colour is #AFB3EA, and analogous partners are #EAC9AF and #D1EAAF.