#EFE8B8
Vanilla · very light warm yellow
About #EFE8B8
#EFE8B8 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 91% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 23% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Vanilla (ΔE 6.0), with Wheat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8BFEF (periwinkle), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.90:1 (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 #EFE8B8?
#EFE8B8 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 91% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 23% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EFE8B8?
Use black text. Black on #EFE8B8 has a contrast ratio of 16.90:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFE8B8?
Its complementary colour is #B8BFEF, and analogous partners are #EFCDB8 and #DBEFB8.