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#E1F2CD

Beige · very light cool green

About #E1F2CD

With the hex code #E1F2CD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 95% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Beige — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Cream. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DECDF2, 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 — 17.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red225
Green242
Blue205

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.1
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 9.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #E1F2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #E1F2CD.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #E1F2CD.
17.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1F2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1F2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F6EDCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F4ECCF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3EEE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1F2CD?

With the hex code #E1F2CD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 95% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E1F2CD?

Use black text. Black on #E1F2CD has a contrast ratio of 17.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1F2CD?

Its complementary colour is #DECDF2, and analogous partners are #F2F1CD and #CEF2CD.