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#F2EBCD

Champagne · very light warm yellow

About #F2EBCD

#F2EBCD is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 92% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 4.2), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDD4F2 (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red242
Green235
Blue205

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.1

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

Text on #F2EBCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2EBCD.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2EBCD.
17.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2EBCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2EBCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2E9CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F4ECCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8E6E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2EBCD?

#F2EBCD is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 92% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2EBCD?

Use black text. Black on #F2EBCD has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2EBCD?

Its complementary colour is #CDD4F2, and analogous partners are #F2D9CD and #E7F2CD.