#E6ECBD
Cream · very light warm green
About #E6ECBD
#E6ECBD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 93% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Cream (ΔE 7.3), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C3BDEC (periwinkle), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.10:1, 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 #E6ECBD?
#E6ECBD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 93% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E6ECBD?
Use black text. Black on #E6ECBD has a contrast ratio of 17.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E6ECBD?
Its complementary colour is #C3BDEC, and analogous partners are #ECDBBD and #CFECBD.