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#EBEBC8

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #EBEBC8

#EBEBC8 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 92% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 6.4), with Champagne the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8C8EB (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 17.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green235
Blue200

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.4
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.8
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #EBEBC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EBEBC8.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EBEBC8.
17.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBEBC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBEBC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1E8C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2E9C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1E6E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBEBC8?

#EBEBC8 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 92% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBEBC8?

Use black text. Black on #EBEBC8 has a contrast ratio of 17.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBEBC8?

Its complementary colour is #C8C8EB, and analogous partners are #EBDAC8 and #DAEBC8.