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#E1ECCD

Beige · very light cool green

About #E1ECCD

With the hex code #E1ECCD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 93% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8CDEC, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red225
Green236
Blue205

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.4
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #E1ECCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #E1ECCD.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #E1ECCD.
17.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1ECCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1ECCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0E8CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE8CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3E9E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1ECCD?

With the hex code #E1ECCD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 93% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E1ECCD?

Use black text. Black on #E1ECCD has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1ECCD?

Its complementary colour is #D8CDEC, and analogous partners are #ECE8CD and #D2ECCD.