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#EBECD3

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #EBECD3

#EBECD3 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 93% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 3.2), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4D3EC (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green236
Blue211

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.6
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 6.4

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

Text on #EBECD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EBECD3.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EBECD3.
17.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBECD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBECD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1EAD2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1EBD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFE9E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBECD3?

#EBECD3 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 93% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBECD3?

Use black text. Black on #EBECD3 has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBECD3?

Its complementary colour is #D4D3EC, and analogous partners are #ECE1D3 and #DEECD3.