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#EFEEC4

Cream · very light warm yellow

About #EFEEC4

#EFEEC4 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 93% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Cream (ΔE 5.4), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4C5EF (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 17.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green238
Blue196

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 5.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.2
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #EFEEC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #EFEEC4.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #EFEEC4.
17.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFEEC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFEEC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F6EAC1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F7EDC5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6E8E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFEEC4?

#EFEEC4 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 93% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFEEC4?

Use black text. Black on #EFEEC4 has a contrast ratio of 17.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFEEC4?

Its complementary colour is #C4C5EF, and analogous partners are #EFD9C4 and #DBEFC4.