#EAE8CA
Beige · very light warm yellow
About #EAE8CA
#EAE8CA is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 91% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 5.3); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CACCEA — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EAE8CA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.89:1 (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 #EAE8CA?
#EAE8CA is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 91% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EAE8CA?
Use black text. Black on #EAE8CA has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EAE8CA?
Its complementary colour is #CACCEA, and analogous partners are #EAD8CA and #DCEACA.