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#F0EBCC

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #F0EBCC

#F0EBCC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 92% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.9), with Champagne the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCD1F0 (lavender), 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 17.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red240
Green235
Blue204

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.9
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 5.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.6

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

Text on #F0EBCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #F0EBCC.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #F0EBCC.
17.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0EBCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0EBCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1E9CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3EBCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6E6E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0EBCC?

#F0EBCC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 92% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F0EBCC?

Use black text. Black on #F0EBCC has a contrast ratio of 17.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0EBCC?

Its complementary colour is #CCD1F0, and analogous partners are #F0D9CC and #E3F0CC.