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#EDEEC9

Cream · very light warm yellow

About #EDEEC9

#EDEEC9 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 93% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Cream (ΔE 6.6), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAC9EE (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 — 17.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red237
Green238
Blue201

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 6.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.8
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #EDEEC9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #EDEEC9.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #EDEEC9.
17.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDEEC9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDEEC9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5EBC7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5ECCA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3E9E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDEEC9?

#EDEEC9 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 93% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDEEC9?

Use black text. Black on #EDEEC9 has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDEEC9?

Its complementary colour is #CAC9EE, and analogous partners are #EEDDC9 and #DBEEC9.