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#EEEFCF

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #EEEFCF

With the hex code #EEEFCF, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 94% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 4.3 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0CFEF, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green239
Blue207

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.7
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.3

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

Text on #EEEFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEEFCF.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEEFCF.
17.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EEEFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5ECCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5EDD0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3EBE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEEFCF?

With the hex code #EEEFCF, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 94% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EEEFCF?

Use black text. Black on #EEEFCF has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEEFCF?

Its complementary colour is #D0CFEF, and analogous partners are #EFE0CF and #DEEFCF.