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#F4EED3

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #F4EED3

With the hex code #F4EED3, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 93% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 3.2 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3D9F4, 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 — 18.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red244
Green238
Blue211

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.8
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.2

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

Text on #F4EED3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #F4EED3.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #F4EED3.
18.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4EED3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4EED3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4ECD1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6EFD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FAEAE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4EED3?

With the hex code #F4EED3, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 93% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F4EED3?

Use black text. Black on #F4EED3 has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4EED3?

Its complementary colour is #D3D9F4, and analogous partners are #F4DDD3 and #E9F4D3.