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#E2F0CB

Beige · very light cool green

About #E2F0CB

With the hex code #E2F0CB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 94% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Beige — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Cream. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D9CBF0, 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 — 17.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green240
Blue203

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.6
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 9.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #E2F0CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #E2F0CB.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #E2F0CB.
17.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2F0CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2F0CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5EBC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3EBCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5ECE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2F0CB?

With the hex code #E2F0CB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 94% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E2F0CB?

Use black text. Black on #E2F0CB has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2F0CB?

Its complementary colour is #D9CBF0, and analogous partners are #F0ECCB and #D0F0CB.