#F4F2DD
Beige · very light warm yellow
About #F4F2DD
#F4F2DD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 95% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Beige (ΔE 2.3); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDDFF4 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F4F2DD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.59:1, 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 #F4F2DD?
#F4F2DD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 95% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F4F2DD?
Use black text. Black on #F4F2DD has a contrast ratio of 18.59:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F4F2DD?
Its complementary colour is #DDDFF4, and analogous partners are #F4E7DD and #EBF4DD.