#E1EDBC
Cream · very light warm green
About #E1EDBC
#E1EDBC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 93% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Cream (ΔE 8.8); Vanilla comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C8BCED — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E1EDBC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.04:1 (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 #E1EDBC?
#E1EDBC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 93% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E1EDBC?
Use black text. Black on #E1EDBC has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E1EDBC?
Its complementary colour is #C8BCED, and analogous partners are #EDE1BC and #C9EDBC.