#E5EFC8
Cream · very light cool green
About #E5EFC8
#E5EFC8 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 94% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Cream (ΔE 7.7); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2C8EF — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E5EFC8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.51:1 (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 #E5EFC8?
#E5EFC8 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 94% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E5EFC8?
Use black text. Black on #E5EFC8 has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5EFC8?
Its complementary colour is #D2C8EF, and analogous partners are #EFE5C8 and #D2EFC8.