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#E7FCDC

Beige · very light cool white

About #E7FCDC

#E7FCDC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 99% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Beige (ΔE 8.4), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F1DCFC (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 19.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red231
Green252
Blue220

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.1
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #E7FCDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #E7FCDC.
1.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #E7FCDC.
19.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7FCDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7FCDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF7DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FBF5DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7F9F3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7FCDC?

#E7FCDC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 99% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E7FCDC?

Use black text. Black on #E7FCDC has a contrast ratio of 19.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7FCDC?

Its complementary colour is #F1DCFC, and analogous partners are #F7FCDC and #DCFCE1.