#EDE9BB
Cream · very light warm yellow
About #EDE9BB
With the hex code #EDE9BB, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 91% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Cream — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBBFED, a periwinkle shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.97:1, 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 #EDE9BB?
With the hex code #EDE9BB, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 91% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #EDE9BB?
Use black text. Black on #EDE9BB has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDE9BB?
Its complementary colour is #BBBFED, and analogous partners are #EDD0BB and #D8EDBB.