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#F2EACD

Champagne · very light warm yellow

About #F2EACD

With the hex code #F2EACD, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 92% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Champagne — a ΔE of 3.6 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDD5F2, 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 — 17.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red242
Green234
Blue205

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.0

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

Text on #F2EACD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2EACD.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2EACD.
17.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2EACD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2EACD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1E8CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3EBCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8E5E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2EACD?

With the hex code #F2EACD, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 92% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2EACD?

Use black text. Black on #F2EACD has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2EACD?

Its complementary colour is #CDD5F2, and analogous partners are #F2D8CD and #E8F2CD.