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#F2E9CD

Champagne · very light warm yellow

About #F2E9CD

#F2E9CD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 91% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 3.0); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDD6F2 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2E9CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red242
Green233
Blue205

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.2

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

Text on #F2E9CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2E9CD.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2E9CD.
17.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2E9CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2E9CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0E7CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2EACE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9E4E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2E9CD?

#F2E9CD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 91% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2E9CD?

Use black text. Black on #F2E9CD has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2E9CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDD6F2, and analogous partners are #F2D7CD and #E9F2CD.