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#F2EAD0

Champagne · very light warm yellow

About #F2EAD0

With the hex code #F2EAD0, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 92% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% 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 3.1 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0D8F2, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red242
Green234
Blue208

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.5

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

Text on #F2EAD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2EAD0.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2EAD0.
17.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2EAD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2EAD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0E9CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2EBD1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8E6E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2EAD0?

With the hex code #F2EAD0, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 92% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2EAD0?

Use black text. Black on #F2EAD0 has a contrast ratio of 17.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2EAD0?

Its complementary colour is #D0D8F2, and analogous partners are #F2D9D0 and #E9F2D0.