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#E4EDCF

Beige · very light cool green

About #E4EDCF

With the hex code #E4EDCF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 93% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 5.5 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8CFED, a thistle 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 — 17.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red228
Green237
Blue207

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.5
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #E4EDCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #E4EDCF.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #E4EDCF.
17.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4EDCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4EDCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1E9CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0E9D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7EAE4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4EDCF?

With the hex code #E4EDCF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 93% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E4EDCF?

Use black text. Black on #E4EDCF has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4EDCF?

Its complementary colour is #D8CFED, and analogous partners are #EDE7CF and #D5EDCF.