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#EEF0CE

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #EEF0CE

With the hex code #EEF0CE, 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 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% 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 5.1 — followed by Cream. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0CEF0, a periwinkle 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 17.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green240
Blue206

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.1
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 7.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #EEF0CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEF0CE.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEF0CE.
17.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEF0CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEF0CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F6EDCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6EECF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3ECE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEF0CE?

With the hex code #EEF0CE, 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 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EEF0CE?

Use black text. Black on #EEF0CE has a contrast ratio of 17.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEF0CE?

Its complementary colour is #D0CEF0, and analogous partners are #F0E1CE and #DDF0CE.