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#F0ECCB

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #F0ECCB

#F0ECCB 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, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 5.4), with Champagne the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBCFF0 (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 — 17.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red240
Green236
Blue203

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.4
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 6.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.7

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

Text on #F0ECCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #F0ECCB.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #F0ECCB.
17.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0ECCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0ECCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3E9C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F4ECCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6E7E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0ECCB?

#F0ECCB 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, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F0ECCB?

Use black text. Black on #F0ECCB has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0ECCB?

Its complementary colour is #CBCFF0, and analogous partners are #F0DACB and #E2F0CB.