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#F1EFCF

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #F1EFCF

With the hex code #F1EFCF, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 94% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 4.3 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFD1F1, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red241
Green239
Blue207

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.4
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 6.4

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

Text on #F1EFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #F1EFCF.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #F1EFCF.
17.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F1EFCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F1EFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5ECCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6EED0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7EAE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F1EFCF?

With the hex code #F1EFCF, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 94% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F1EFCF?

Use black text. Black on #F1EFCF has a contrast ratio of 17.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F1EFCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFD1F1, and analogous partners are #F1DECF and #E2F1CF.