Susan Volpe, Professor of Interior Design suggests:
THE FOLLOWING LIST OF COLORS AND CODES ARE PLEASING TO USE AS BACKGROUND COLORS IN AREAS WHERE THERE IS TEXT.

Codes & Colors
Codes Colors Examples
#EOEEEE AZURE azure
#F5F5DC BEIGE beige
#EEE8CD CORNSILK cornsilk
#DCDCDC GAINSBORO gainsboro
#DBDBDB GREY86 grey86
#EOEEEO HONEYDEW2 honeydew2
#EEEEEO IVORY2 ivory2
#FFFACD LEMONCHIFFON1 lemonchiffon1
#EOFFFF LIGHTCYAN1 lightcyan1
#FAFAD2 LIGHTGOLDENRODYEL lightgoldenrodyel
#FFFFEO LIGHTYELLOW lightyellow
#FAFOE6 LINEN linen
#F5FFFA MINTCREAM mintcream
#FDF5E6 OLDLACE oldlace
#FFEFD5 PAPAYAWHIP papayawhip
#EEE5DE SEASHELL2 seashell2
#EEE9E9 SNOW2 snow2