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#F1EECB

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #F1EECB

#F1EECB is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 93% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 5.8), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBCEF1 (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 — 17.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red241
Green238
Blue203

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.8
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 6.9
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.0

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

Text on #F1EECB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #F1EECB.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #F1EECB.
17.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F1EECB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F1EECB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5EBC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6EDCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7E9E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F1EECB?

#F1EECB is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 93% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F1EECB?

Use black text. Black on #F1EECB has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F1EECB?

Its complementary colour is #CBCEF1, and analogous partners are #F1DBCB and #E1F1CB.