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#F0F2CE

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #F0F2CE

#F0F2CE is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 95% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 5.9), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0CEF2 (periwinkle), 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 18.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red240
Green242
Blue206

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.9
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 6.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #F0F2CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #F0F2CE.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #F0F2CE.
18.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0F2CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0F2CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F8EFCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F9F0CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5EDE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0F2CE?

#F0F2CE is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 95% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F0F2CE?

Use black text. Black on #F0F2CE has a contrast ratio of 18.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0F2CE?

Its complementary colour is #D0CEF2, and analogous partners are #F2E2CE and #DEF2CE.