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#E8ECD3

Beige · very light warm green

About #E8ECD3

#E8ECD3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 93% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 3.7), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D7D3EC (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red232
Green236
Blue211

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.5
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #E8ECD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #E8ECD3.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #E8ECD3.
17.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8ECD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8ECD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0E9D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0EAD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBE9E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8ECD3?

#E8ECD3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 93% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E8ECD3?

Use black text. Black on #E8ECD3 has a contrast ratio of 17.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8ECD3?

Its complementary colour is #D7D3EC, and analogous partners are #ECE4D3 and #DBECD3.