#E5EFDE
Beige · very light cool green
About #E5EFDE
With the hex code #E5EFDE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 94% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 6.0 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E8DEEF, a lavender 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 17.73:1 (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 #E5EFDE?
With the hex code #E5EFDE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 94% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E5EFDE?
Use black text. Black on #E5EFDE has a contrast ratio of 17.73:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5EFDE?
Its complementary colour is #E8DEEF, and analogous partners are #EEEFDE and #DEEFE0.