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#EEEFCD

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #EEEFCD

#EEEFCD is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 94% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 5.2), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CECDEF (periwinkle), 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 — 17.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green239
Blue205

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.2
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 7.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #EEEFCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEEFCD.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEEFCD.
17.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EEEFCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5ECCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6EDCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3EAE5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEEFCD?

#EEEFCD is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 94% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EEEFCD?

Use black text. Black on #EEEFCD has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEEFCD?

Its complementary colour is #CECDEF, and analogous partners are #EFDFCD and #DDEFCD.