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#E2F2D5

Beige · very light cool green

About #E2F2D5

With the hex code #E2F2D5, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 95% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E5D5F2, 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 — 17.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green242
Blue213

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #E2F2D5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #E2F2D5.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #E2F2D5.
17.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2F2D5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2F2D5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5EED3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2ECD6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3EFEA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2F2D5?

With the hex code #E2F2D5, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 95% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E2F2D5?

Use black text. Black on #E2F2D5 has a contrast ratio of 17.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2F2D5?

Its complementary colour is #E5D5F2, and analogous partners are #F0F2D5 and #D5F2D7.