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#E9EDCF

Beige · very light warm green

About #E9EDCF

#E9EDCF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 93% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.4); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D3CFED — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E9EDCF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red233
Green237
Blue207

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.3
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #E9EDCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #E9EDCF.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #E9EDCF.
17.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9EDCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9EDCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EACD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2EBD0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDE9E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9EDCF?

#E9EDCF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 93% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E9EDCF?

Use black text. Black on #E9EDCF has a contrast ratio of 17.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9EDCF?

Its complementary colour is #D3CFED, and analogous partners are #EDE2CF and #DAEDCF.