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#EAEECE

Beige · very light warm green

About #EAEECE

With the hex code #EAEECE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 93% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 4.9 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2CEEE, 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 17.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green238
Blue206

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.1
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #EAEECE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EAEECE.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EAEECE.
17.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EAEECE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3EBCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3EBCF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEEAE5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAEECE?

With the hex code #EAEECE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 93% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EAEECE?

Use black text. Black on #EAEECE has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAEECE?

Its complementary colour is #D2CEEE, and analogous partners are #EEE2CE and #DAEECE.