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#F4EFD3

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #F4EFD3

#F4EFD3 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 94% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 3.0), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3D8F4 (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 — 18.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red244
Green239
Blue211

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.3
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.8

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

Text on #F4EFD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #F4EFD3.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #F4EFD3.
18.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4EFD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4EFD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5EDD1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F7EFD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FAEBE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4EFD3?

#F4EFD3 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 94% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F4EFD3?

Use black text. Black on #F4EFD3 has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4EFD3?

Its complementary colour is #D3D8F4, and analogous partners are #F4DED3 and #E9F4D3.