#E8FEDA
Beige · very light cool white
About #E8FEDA
#E8FEDA is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 100% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Beige (ΔE 9.8); Cream comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F0DAFE — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E8FEDA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E8FEDA?
#E8FEDA is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 100% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E8FEDA?
Use black text. Black on #E8FEDA has a contrast ratio of 19.62:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E8FEDA?
Its complementary colour is #F0DAFE, and analogous partners are #FAFEDA and #DAFEDE.