#E4ECBD
Cream · very light warm green
About #E4ECBD
#E4ECBD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 93% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Cream (ΔE 7.8); Vanilla comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C5BDEC — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E4ECBD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E4ECBD?
#E4ECBD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 93% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E4ECBD?
Use black text. Black on #E4ECBD has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4ECBD?
Its complementary colour is #C5BDEC, and analogous partners are #ECDDBD and #CDECBD.