#F7F4E1
Beige · very light warm white
About #F7F4E1
#F7F4E1 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 96% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 3.2); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E1E4F7 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F7F4E1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.98:1, 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 #F7F4E1?
#F7F4E1 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 96% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F7F4E1?
Use black text. Black on #F7F4E1 has a contrast ratio of 18.98:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F7F4E1?
Its complementary colour is #E1E4F7, and analogous partners are #F7E9E1 and #EFF7E1.