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#F2EBCB

Champagne · very light warm yellow

About #F2EBCB

#F2EBCB is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 92% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 4.9); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CBD2F2 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2EBCB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red242
Green235
Blue203

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.2

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

Text on #F2EBCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2EBCB.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2EBCB.
17.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2EBCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2EBCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2E9C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F4ECCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9E6E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2EBCB?

#F2EBCB is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 92% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2EBCB?

Use black text. Black on #F2EBCB has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2EBCB?

Its complementary colour is #CBD2F2, and analogous partners are #F2D8CB and #E6F2CB.