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#EFEECD

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #EFEECD

#EFEECD is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 93% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.9), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDCEEF (periwinkle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green238
Blue205

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.9
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 6.9

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

Text on #EFEECD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EFEECD.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EFEECD.
17.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EFEECD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EBCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5EDCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5E9E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFEECD?

#EFEECD is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 93% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFEECD?

Use black text. Black on #EFEECD has a contrast ratio of 17.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFEECD?

Its complementary colour is #CDCEEF, and analogous partners are #EFDDCD and #DFEFCD.