#E5ECBD
Cream · very light warm green
About #E5ECBD
With the hex code #E5ECBD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 93% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Cream — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4BDEC, a periwinkle 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 — 17.06:1, 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 #E5ECBD?
With the hex code #E5ECBD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 93% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E5ECBD?
Use black text. Black on #E5ECBD has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5ECBD?
Its complementary colour is #C4BDEC, and analogous partners are #ECDCBD and #CEECBD.