#E4EFCF
Beige · very light cool green
About #E4EFCF
#E4EFCF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 94% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 6.2); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DACFEF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E4EFCF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.55:1, 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 #E4EFCF?
#E4EFCF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 94% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E4EFCF?
Use black text. Black on #E4EFCF has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4EFCF?
Its complementary colour is #DACFEF, and analogous partners are #EFEACF and #D4EFCF.