#F2EDCF
Beige · very light warm yellow
About #F2EDCF
#F2EDCF is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 93% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.1); Champagne comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFD4F2 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2EDCF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #F2EDCF?
#F2EDCF is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 93% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F2EDCF?
Use black text. Black on #F2EDCF has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F2EDCF?
Its complementary colour is #CFD4F2, and analogous partners are #F2DCCF and #E5F2CF.