#EFEAC8
Champagne · very light warm yellow
About #EFEAC8
#EFEAC8 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 92% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 6.1), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8CDEF (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 17.27:1 (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 #EFEAC8?
#EFEAC8 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 92% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EFEAC8?
Use black text. Black on #EFEAC8 has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFEAC8?
Its complementary colour is #C8CDEF, and analogous partners are #EFD7C8 and #E1EFC8.