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#E3EFCE

Beige · very light cool green

About #E3EFCE

With the hex code #E3EFCE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 94% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DACEEF, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red227
Green239
Blue206

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.3
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #E3EFCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #E3EFCE.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #E3EFCE.
17.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E3EFCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E3EFCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3EBCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2EACF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6EBE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E3EFCE?

With the hex code #E3EFCE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 94% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E3EFCE?

Use black text. Black on #E3EFCE has a contrast ratio of 17.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E3EFCE?

Its complementary colour is #DACEEF, and analogous partners are #EFEBCE and #D3EFCE.