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#E2F3DD

Beige · very light cool green

About #E2F3DD

With the hex code #E2F3DD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 95% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% 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 #EEDDF3, a lavender 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 — 18.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green243
Blue221

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #E2F3DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #E2F3DD.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #E2F3DD.
18.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2F3DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2F3DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5EFDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2EDDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2F1ED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2F3DD?

With the hex code #E2F3DD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 95% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E2F3DD?

Use black text. Black on #E2F3DD has a contrast ratio of 18.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2F3DD?

Its complementary colour is #EEDDF3, and analogous partners are #EDF3DD and #DDF3E3.