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#E7F2CD

Beige · very light cool green

About #E7F2CD

With the hex code #E7F2CD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 95% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Cream. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8CDF2, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.98:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red231
Green242
Blue205

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.6
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 7.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #E7F2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #E7F2CD.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #E7F2CD.
17.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7F2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7F2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7EDCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6EDCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EAEEE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7F2CD?

With the hex code #E7F2CD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 95% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E7F2CD?

Use black text. Black on #E7F2CD has a contrast ratio of 17.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7F2CD?

Its complementary colour is #D8CDF2, and analogous partners are #F2EACD and #D5F2CD.