#F0E8CD
Champagne · very light warm yellow
About #F0E8CD
#F0E8CD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 91% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 3.2); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDD5F0 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F0E8CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.13:1, 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 #F0E8CD?
#F0E8CD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 91% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F0E8CD?
Use black text. Black on #F0E8CD has a contrast ratio of 17.13:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F0E8CD?
Its complementary colour is #CDD5F0, and analogous partners are #F0D7CD and #E7F0CD.