#E0EBBE
Cream · very light warm green
About #E0EBBE
#E0EBBE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 92% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Cream (ΔE 8.7), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C9BEEB (periwinkle), 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 16.80:1 (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 #E0EBBE?
#E0EBBE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 92% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E0EBBE?
Use black text. Black on #E0EBBE has a contrast ratio of 16.80:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E0EBBE?
Its complementary colour is #C9BEEB, and analogous partners are #EBDFBE and #C9EBBE.