#EFEBCE
Beige · very light warm yellow
About #EFEBCE
#EFEBCE is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 92% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.2); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CED2EF — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFEBCE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.44:1 (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 #EFEBCE?
#EFEBCE is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 92% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EFEBCE?
Use black text. Black on #EFEBCE has a contrast ratio of 17.44:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFEBCE?
Its complementary colour is #CED2EF, and analogous partners are #EFDBCE and #E3EFCE.