#EDEBCD
Beige · very light warm yellow
About #EDEBCD
#EDEBCD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 92% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.4); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDCFED — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EDEBCD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.37:1, 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 #EDEBCD?
#EDEBCD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 92% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EDEBCD?
Use black text. Black on #EDEBCD has a contrast ratio of 17.37:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDEBCD?
Its complementary colour is #CDCFED, and analogous partners are #EDDBCD and #DFEDCD.