#EEEFCB
Beige · very light warm yellow
About #EEEFCB
#EEEFCB is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 94% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 6.2); Cream comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCCBEF — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EEEFCB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EEEFCB?
#EEEFCB is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 94% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EEEFCB?
Use black text. Black on #EEEFCB has a contrast ratio of 17.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EEEFCB?
Its complementary colour is #CCCBEF, and analogous partners are #EFDECB and #DCEFCB.