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#EEE5B2

Vanilla · very light warm yellow

About #EEE5B2

With the hex code #EEE5B2, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 90% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Vanilla — a ΔE of 4.2 — followed by Wheat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2BBEE, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green229
Blue178

Closest named colours

Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 4.2
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 6.7
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #EEE5B2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #EEE5B2.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #EEE5B2.
16.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEE5B2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEE5B2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE2AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2E6B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7DED7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEE5B2?

With the hex code #EEE5B2, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 90% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EEE5B2?

Use black text. Black on #EEE5B2 has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEE5B2?

Its complementary colour is #B2BBEE, and analogous partners are #EEC7B2 and #D9EEB2.