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#E7EFC2

Cream · very light warm green

About #E7EFC2

#E7EFC2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 94% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Cream (ΔE 6.7), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAC2EF (periwinkle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red231
Green239
Blue194

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 6.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.1
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 11.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #E7EFC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #E7EFC2.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #E7EFC2.
17.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7EFC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7EFC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F6EABF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5EBC4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECEAE3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7EFC2?

#E7EFC2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 94% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E7EFC2?

Use black text. Black on #E7EFC2 has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7EFC2?

Its complementary colour is #CAC2EF, and analogous partners are #EFE1C2 and #D1EFC2.