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#E0EFCF

Beige · very light cool green

About #E0EFCF

#E0EFCF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 94% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.4), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DECFEF (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.42:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red224
Green239
Blue207

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #E0EFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #E0EFCF.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #E0EFCF.
17.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E0EFCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E0EFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3EACD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0EAD0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2ECE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E0EFCF?

#E0EFCF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 94% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E0EFCF?

Use black text. Black on #E0EFCF has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E0EFCF?

Its complementary colour is #DECFEF, and analogous partners are #EFEECF and #D0EFCF.