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#EFE7B8

Vanilla · very light warm yellow

About #EFE7B8

With the hex code #EFE7B8, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 91% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 23% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Vanilla — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Wheat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B8C0EF, 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 16.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green231
Blue184

Closest named colours

Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 6.2
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 6.4
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #EFE7B8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #EFE7B8.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #EFE7B8.
16.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFE7B8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFE7B8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0E4B5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3E7BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8E0DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFE7B8?

With the hex code #EFE7B8, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 91% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 23% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFE7B8?

Use black text. Black on #EFE7B8 has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFE7B8?

Its complementary colour is #B8C0EF, and analogous partners are #EFCBB8 and #DCEFB8.