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#EEEACD

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #EEEACD

#EEEACD 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, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.5); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDD1EE — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EEEACD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green234
Blue205

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.7
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.9

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

Text on #EEEACD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEEACD.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEEACD.
17.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EEEACD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0E8CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1EACE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4E6E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEEACD?

#EEEACD 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, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EEEACD?

Use black text. Black on #EEEACD has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEEACD?

Its complementary colour is #CDD1EE, and analogous partners are #EEDACD and #E2EECD.