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#E9FEDA

Beige · very light cool white

About #E9FEDA

With the hex code #E9FEDA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 100% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Beige — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Cream. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EFDAFE, a thistle 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 19.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red233
Green254
Blue218

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.5
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 9.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #E9FEDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #E9FEDA.
1.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #E9FEDA.
19.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9FEDA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9FEDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF8D8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FEF7DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EAFBF4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9FEDA?

With the hex code #E9FEDA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 100% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E9FEDA?

Use black text. Black on #E9FEDA has a contrast ratio of 19.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9FEDA?

Its complementary colour is #EFDAFE, and analogous partners are #FBFEDA and #DAFEDD.