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#E3FDCF

Cream · very light cool green

About #E3FDCF

With the hex code #E3FDCF, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 99% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Cream — a ΔE of 10.5 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E9CFFD, a periwinkle 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 — 19.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red227
Green253
Blue207

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 10.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #E3FDCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #E3FDCF.
1.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #E3FDCF.
19.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E3FDCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E3FDCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF6CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FDF4D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4F9F0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E3FDCF?

With the hex code #E3FDCF, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 99% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E3FDCF?

Use black text. Black on #E3FDCF has a contrast ratio of 19.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E3FDCF?

Its complementary colour is #E9CFFD, and analogous partners are #FAFDCF and #CFFDD2.