#F2EFD6
Beige · very light warm yellow
About #F2EFD6
#F2EFD6 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 94% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Beige (ΔE 2.2); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D6D9F2 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2EFD6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.09:1 (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 #F2EFD6?
#F2EFD6 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 94% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F2EFD6?
Use black text. Black on #F2EFD6 has a contrast ratio of 18.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F2EFD6?
Its complementary colour is #D6D9F2, and analogous partners are #F2E1D6 and #E7F2D6.