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#F2EFD1

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #F2EFD1

With the hex code #F2EFD1, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 94% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 3.5 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1D4F2, 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 — 18.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red242
Green239
Blue209

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.3
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 5.7

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

Text on #F2EFD1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #F2EFD1.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #F2EFD1.
18.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2EFD1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2EFD1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5EDCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6EFD2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8EBE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2EFD1?

With the hex code #F2EFD1, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 94% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2EFD1?

Use black text. Black on #F2EFD1 has a contrast ratio of 18.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2EFD1?

Its complementary colour is #D1D4F2, and analogous partners are #F2DFD1 and #E4F2D1.