#E5F2CB
Cream · very light cool green
About #E5F2CB
#E5F2CB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 95% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Cream (ΔE 7.9); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D8CBF2 — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E5F2CB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.89:1, 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 #E5F2CB?
#E5F2CB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 95% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E5F2CB?
Use black text. Black on #E5F2CB has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5F2CB?
Its complementary colour is #D8CBF2, and analogous partners are #F2EBCB and #D2F2CB.