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#F3F2DA

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #F3F2DA

#F3F2DA is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 95% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Beige (ΔE 1.1), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DADBF3 (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red243
Green242
Blue218

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 1.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.6
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 6.3

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

Text on #F3F2DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #F3F2DA.
1.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #F3F2DA.
18.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F3F2DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F3F2DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7F0D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F7F1DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7EFEB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F3F2DA?

#F3F2DA is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 95% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F3F2DA?

Use black text. Black on #F3F2DA has a contrast ratio of 18.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F3F2DA?

Its complementary colour is #DADBF3, and analogous partners are #F3E5DA and #E7F3DA.