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#F2EFD5

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #F2EFD5

#F2EFD5 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 94% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Beige (ΔE 2.3), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5D8F2 (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 — 18.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red242
Green239
Blue213

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 2.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.5
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 5.2

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

Text on #F2EFD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #F2EFD5.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #F2EFD5.
18.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2EFD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2EFD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EDD4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6EFD6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7EBE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2EFD5?

#F2EFD5 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 94% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2EFD5?

Use black text. Black on #F2EFD5 has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2EFD5?

Its complementary colour is #D5D8F2, and analogous partners are #F2E1D5 and #E6F2D5.