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#F1EECF

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #F1EECF

#F1EECF is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 93% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.1); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFD2F1 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F1EECF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red241
Green238
Blue207

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.8
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 5.8

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

Text on #F1EECF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #F1EECF.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #F1EECF.
17.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F1EECF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F1EECF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4ECCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5EED0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7EAE5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F1EECF?

#F1EECF is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 93% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F1EECF?

Use black text. Black on #F1EECF has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F1EECF?

Its complementary colour is #CFD2F1, and analogous partners are #F1DDCF and #E3F1CF.