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#E4EAC7

Beige · very light warm green

About #E4EAC7

#E4EAC7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 92% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.2), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDC7EA (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 — 16.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red228
Green234
Blue199

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.9
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #E4EAC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #E4EAC7.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #E4EAC7.
16.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4EAC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4EAC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE6C5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE7C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8E6E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4EAC7?

#E4EAC7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 92% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E4EAC7?

Use black text. Black on #E4EAC7 has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4EAC7?

Its complementary colour is #CDC7EA, and analogous partners are #EADFC7 and #D3EAC7.