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#E7F4E4

Beige · very light cool white

About #E7F4E4

#E7F4E4 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 96% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 6.6), with Ivory the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F1E4F4 (lavender), 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 18.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red231
Green244
Blue228

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.6
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 6.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #E7F4E4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #E7F4E4.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #E7F4E4.
18.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7F4E4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7F4E4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5F1E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3F0E5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6F3EF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7F4E4?

#E7F4E4 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 96% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E7F4E4?

Use black text. Black on #E7F4E4 has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7F4E4?

Its complementary colour is #F1E4F4, and analogous partners are #EFF4E4 and #E4F4E9.