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#F0F2CF

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #F0F2CF

#F0F2CF is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 95% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 5.4); Cream comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D1CFF2 — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F0F2CF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red240
Green242
Blue207

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.4
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 6.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #F0F2CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #F0F2CF.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #F0F2CF.
18.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0F2CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0F2CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F8EFCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F8F0D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5EDE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0F2CF?

#F0F2CF is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 95% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F0F2CF?

Use black text. Black on #F0F2CF has a contrast ratio of 18.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0F2CF?

Its complementary colour is #D1CFF2, and analogous partners are #F2E3CF and #DEF2CF.