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#EAF0DE

Beige · very light cool green

About #EAF0DE

With the hex code #EAF0DE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 94% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 4.6 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4DEF0, a lavender 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 18.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green240
Blue222

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.7
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 6.3

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

Text on #EAF0DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EAF0DE.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EAF0DE.
18.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAF0DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAF0DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3EEDD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2EEDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECEEEB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAF0DE?

With the hex code #EAF0DE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 94% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EAF0DE?

Use black text. Black on #EAF0DE has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAF0DE?

Its complementary colour is #E4DEF0, and analogous partners are #F0EDDE and #E1F0DE.