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#E8EDCE

Beige · very light warm green

About #E8EDCE

With the hex code #E8EDCE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 93% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 4.9 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3CEED, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red232
Green237
Blue206

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.9
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #E8EDCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #E8EDCE.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #E8EDCE.
17.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8EDCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8EDCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EACC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2EACF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECE9E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8EDCE?

With the hex code #E8EDCE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 93% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E8EDCE?

Use black text. Black on #E8EDCE has a contrast ratio of 17.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8EDCE?

Its complementary colour is #D3CEED, and analogous partners are #EDE3CE and #D9EDCE.