#EBEEC9
Cream · very light warm yellow
About #EBEEC9
#EBEEC9 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 93% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Cream (ΔE 6.9); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCC9EE — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBEEC9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.61:1, 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 #EBEEC9?
#EBEEC9 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 93% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EBEEC9?
Use black text. Black on #EBEEC9 has a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBEEC9?
Its complementary colour is #CCC9EE, and analogous partners are #EEDFC9 and #D9EEC9.