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#E2F2CD

Beige · very light cool green

About #E2F2CD

#E2F2CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 95% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Beige (ΔE 8.9), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDCDF2 (thistle), 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 — 17.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green242
Blue205

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.9
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 9.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #E2F2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #E2F2CD.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #E2F2CD.
17.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2F2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2F2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F6EDCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F4ECCF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4EEE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2F2CD?

#E2F2CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 95% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E2F2CD?

Use black text. Black on #E2F2CD has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2F2CD?

Its complementary colour is #DDCDF2, and analogous partners are #F2F0CD and #D0F2CD.