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#E2ECBD

Cream · very light warm green

About #E2ECBD

With the hex code #E2ECBD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 93% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Cream — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C7BDEC, a periwinkle 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 — 16.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green236
Blue189

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 8.3
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 11.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #E2ECBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #E2ECBD.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #E2ECBD.
16.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2ECBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2ECBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3E7BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2E7BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7E7DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2ECBD?

With the hex code #E2ECBD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 93% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E2ECBD?

Use black text. Black on #E2ECBD has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2ECBD?

Its complementary colour is #C7BDEC, and analogous partners are #ECDFBD and #CBECBD.