#EFEEC2
Cream · very light warm yellow
About #EFEEC2
#EFEEC2 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 93% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Cream (ΔE 5.3); Vanilla comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2C3EF — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFEEC2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.68:1 (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 #EFEEC2?
#EFEEC2 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 93% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EFEEC2?
Use black text. Black on #EFEEC2 has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFEEC2?
Its complementary colour is #C2C3EF, and analogous partners are #EFD8C2 and #DAEFC2.