#EDEABB
Cream · very light warm yellow
About #EDEABB
#EDEABB is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 92% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Cream (ΔE 6.7), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBBEED (periwinkle), 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 — 17.09:1, 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 #EDEABB?
#EDEABB is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 92% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EDEABB?
Use black text. Black on #EDEABB has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDEABB?
Its complementary colour is #BBBEED, and analogous partners are #EDD1BB and #D7EDBB.