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#E9EFC2

Cream · very light warm green

About #E9EFC2

With the hex code #E9EFC2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 94% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Cream — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8C2EF, a periwinkle 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 17.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red233
Green239
Blue194

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 6.2
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 10.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #E9EFC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #E9EFC2.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #E9EFC2.
17.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9EFC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9EFC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F6EABF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6EBC4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFEAE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9EFC2?

With the hex code #E9EFC2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 94% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E9EFC2?

Use black text. Black on #E9EFC2 has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9EFC2?

Its complementary colour is #C8C2EF, and analogous partners are #EFDFC2 and #D3EFC2.