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#E4FFC0

Cream · very light cool green

About #E4FFC0

With the hex code #E4FFC0, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 100% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Cream — a ΔE of 14.0 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DBC0FF, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red228
Green255
Blue192

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 14.0
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 16.8
Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 16.9

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

Text on #E4FFC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #E4FFC0.
1.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #E4FFC0.
19.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4FFC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4FFC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF7BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFF5C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8F9EE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4FFC0?

With the hex code #E4FFC0, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 100% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E4FFC0?

Use black text. Black on #E4FFC0 has a contrast ratio of 19.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4FFC0?

Its complementary colour is #DBC0FF, and analogous partners are #FFFBC0 and #C4FFC0.