#EFF0D8
Beige · very light warm yellow
About #EFF0D8
#EFF0D8 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 94% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Beige (ΔE 1.9); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D9D8F0 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFF0D8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.13:1 (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 #EFF0D8?
#EFF0D8 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 94% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EFF0D8?
Use black text. Black on #EFF0D8 has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFF0D8?
Its complementary colour is #D9D8F0, and analogous partners are #F0E5D8 and #E3F0D8.