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#E2E8A7

Vanilla · very light warm green

About #E2E8A7

#E2E8A7 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 91% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Vanilla (ΔE 8.5), with Butter the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ADA7E8 (wisteria), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green232
Blue167

Closest named colours

Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 8.5
Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 9.9
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #E2E8A7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #E2E8A7.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #E2E8A7.
16.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2E8A7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2E8A7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2E2A3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2E4AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EAE0D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2E8A7?

#E2E8A7 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 91% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E2E8A7?

Use black text. Black on #E2E8A7 has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2E8A7?

Its complementary colour is #ADA7E8, and analogous partners are #E8CDA7 and #C2E8A7.