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#CFECB7

Cream · very light cool green

About #CFECB7

#CFECB7 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 93% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Cream (ΔE 14.8); Vanilla comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4B7EC — a wisteria tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFECB7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green236
Blue183

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 14.8
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 16.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 17.0

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

Text on #CFECB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #CFECB7.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #CFECB7.
16.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFECB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFECB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1E4B4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE2B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1E7DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFECB7?

#CFECB7 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 93% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFECB7?

Use black text. Black on #CFECB7 has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFECB7?

Its complementary colour is #D4B7EC, and analogous partners are #EAECB7 and #B7ECBA.