#E9FDDD
Beige · very light cool white
About #E9FDDD
#E9FDDD is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 99% green and 87% 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); Cream comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F1DDFD — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E9FDDD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.56:1, 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 #E9FDDD?
#E9FDDD is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 99% green and 87% 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 #E9FDDD?
Use black text. Black on #E9FDDD has a contrast ratio of 19.56:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E9FDDD?
Its complementary colour is #F1DDFD, and analogous partners are #F9FDDD and #DDFDE1.