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#EFEFCF

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #EFEFCF

#EFEFCF is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 94% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.3), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFCFEF (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 — 17.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green239
Blue207

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.5
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.0

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

Text on #EFEFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EFEFCF.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EFEFCF.
17.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EFEFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5ECCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6EED0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4EBE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFEFCF?

#EFEFCF is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 94% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFEFCF?

Use black text. Black on #EFEFCF has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFEFCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFCFEF, and analogous partners are #EFDFCF and #DFEFCF.