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#E4ECD7

Beige · very light cool green

About #E4ECD7

#E4ECD7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 93% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 5.1), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFD7EC (lavender), 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 — 17.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red228
Green236
Blue215

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #E4ECD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #E4ECD7.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #E4ECD7.
17.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4ECD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4ECD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE9D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEE9D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6EAE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4ECD7?

#E4ECD7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 93% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E4ECD7?

Use black text. Black on #E4ECD7 has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4ECD7?

Its complementary colour is #DFD7EC, and analogous partners are #ECEAD7 and #DAECD7.