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#FEF4DE

Beige · very light warm white

About #FEF4DE

With the hex code #FEF4DE, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 96% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 4.0 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DEE8FE, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red254
Green244
Blue222

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.1
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 5.0

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

Text on #FEF4DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #FEF4DE.
1.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #FEF4DE.
19.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FEF4DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FEF4DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FAF3DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FCF6DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFF0EE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FEF4DE?

With the hex code #FEF4DE, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 96% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FEF4DE?

Use black text. Black on #FEF4DE has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FEF4DE?

Its complementary colour is #DEE8FE, and analogous partners are #FEE4DE and #F8FEDE.