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#EEECCD

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #EEECCD

#EEECCD is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 93% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.5), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDCFEE (lavender), 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 — 17.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green236
Blue205

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.8
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 6.0

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

Text on #EEECCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEECCD.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEECCD.
17.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EEECCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2E9CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3EBCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3E8E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEECCD?

#EEECCD is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 93% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EEECCD?

Use black text. Black on #EEECCD has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEECCD?

Its complementary colour is #CDCFEE, and analogous partners are #EEDCCD and #E0EECD.