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#F2F2CF

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #F2F2CF

#F2F2CF is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 95% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 5.3), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFCFF2 (periwinkle), 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 — 18.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red242
Green242
Blue207

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.3
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 6.2
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #F2F2CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #F2F2CF.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #F2F2CF.
18.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2F2CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2F2CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F8EFCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F9F0D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8EDE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2F2CF?

#F2F2CF is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 95% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2F2CF?

Use black text. Black on #F2F2CF has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2F2CF?

Its complementary colour is #CFCFF2, and analogous partners are #F2E1CF and #E1F2CF.