#EBE0BE
Champagne · very light warm yellow
About #EBE0BE
#EBE0BE is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 88% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 5.8), with Wheat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEC9EB (periwinkle), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.94:1 (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 #EBE0BE?
#EBE0BE is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 88% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EBE0BE?
Use black text. Black on #EBE0BE has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBE0BE?
Its complementary colour is #BEC9EB, and analogous partners are #EBCABE and #DFEBBE.