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#CEDFAC

Vanilla · very light cool green

About #CEDFAC

#CEDFAC is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 87% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Vanilla (ΔE 13.3), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDACDF (wisteria), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green223
Blue172

Closest named colours

Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 13.3
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 14.4
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #CEDFAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #CEDFAC.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #CEDFAC.
14.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CEDFAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5D9A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3D8AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2DAD1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDFAC?

#CEDFAC is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 87% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEDFAC?

Use black text. Black on #CEDFAC has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDFAC?

Its complementary colour is #BDACDF, and analogous partners are #DFD6AC and #B5DFAC.