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#E1EFC8

Cream · very light cool green

About #E1EFC8

#E1EFC8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 94% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Cream (ΔE 8.9), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D6C8EF (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 17.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red225
Green239
Blue200

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 8.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #E1EFC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #E1EFC8.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #E1EFC8.
17.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1EFC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1EFC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EAC6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2E9CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4EBE4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1EFC8?

#E1EFC8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 94% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E1EFC8?

Use black text. Black on #E1EFC8 has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1EFC8?

Its complementary colour is #D6C8EF, and analogous partners are #EFEAC8 and #CEEFC8.