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#E8FCDC

Beige · very light cool white

About #E8FCDC

#E8FCDC is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 99% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Beige (ΔE 8.1); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F0DCFC — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E8FCDC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red232
Green252
Blue220

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.4
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #E8FCDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #E8FCDC.
1.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #E8FCDC.
19.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8FCDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8FCDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF7DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FCF5DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8F9F3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8FCDC?

#E8FCDC is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 99% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E8FCDC?

Use black text. Black on #E8FCDC has a contrast ratio of 19.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8FCDC?

Its complementary colour is #F0DCFC, and analogous partners are #F8FCDC and #DCFCE0.