#EFE9C7
Champagne · very light warm yellow
About #EFE9C7
#EFE9C7 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 91% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 5.9); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C7CDEF — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFE9C7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.15:1, 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 #EFE9C7?
#EFE9C7 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 91% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EFE9C7?
Use black text. Black on #EFE9C7 has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFE9C7?
Its complementary colour is #C7CDEF, and analogous partners are #EFD5C7 and #E1EFC7.