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#EFEAC2

Cream · very light warm yellow

About #EFEAC2

#EFEAC2 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 92% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Cream (ΔE 6.8), with Wheat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2C7EF (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 17.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green234
Blue194

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 6.8
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 7.9
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #EFEAC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #EFEAC2.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #EFEAC2.
17.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFEAC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFEAC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2E7C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F4EAC3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6E4DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFEAC2?

#EFEAC2 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 92% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFEAC2?

Use black text. Black on #EFEAC2 has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFEAC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2C7EF, and analogous partners are #EFD4C2 and #DEEFC2.