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#E1EECD

Beige · very light cool green

About #E1EECD

#E1EECD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 93% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.3); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DACDEE — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E1EECD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red225
Green238
Blue205

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.6
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #E1EECD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #E1EECD.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #E1EECD.
17.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1EECD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1EECD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EACB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0E9CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3EBE5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1EECD?

#E1EECD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 93% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E1EECD?

Use black text. Black on #E1EECD has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1EECD?

Its complementary colour is #DACDEE, and analogous partners are #EEEBCD and #D1EECD.