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#E7EFCF

Beige · very light cool green

About #E7EFCF

#E7EFCF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 94% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 5.5); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7CFEF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E7EFCF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red231
Green239
Blue207

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.0
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #E7EFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #E7EFCF.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #E7EFCF.
17.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7EFCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7EFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EBCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3EBD0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EAEBE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7EFCF?

#E7EFCF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 94% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E7EFCF?

Use black text. Black on #E7EFCF has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7EFCF?

Its complementary colour is #D7CFEF, and analogous partners are #EFE7CF and #D7EFCF.