#F4F3CD
Cream · very light warm yellow
About #F4F3CD
#F4F3CD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 95% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Cream (ΔE 4.8); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDCEF4 — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F4F3CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.55:1, 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 #F4F3CD?
#F4F3CD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 95% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F4F3CD?
Use black text. Black on #F4F3CD has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F4F3CD?
Its complementary colour is #CDCEF4, and analogous partners are #F4DFCD and #E2F4CD.