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#EEEED0

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #EEEED0

With the hex code #EEEED0, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 93% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 3.7 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0D0EE, a lavender 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 17.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green238
Blue208

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.6
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 6.5

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

Text on #EEEED0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEEED0.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEEED0.
17.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEEED0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEEED0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EBCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F4EDD1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3EAE5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEEED0?

With the hex code #EEEED0, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 93% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EEEED0?

Use black text. Black on #EEEED0 has a contrast ratio of 17.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEEED0?

Its complementary colour is #D0D0EE, and analogous partners are #EEDFD0 and #DFEED0.