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#EAF1CB

Cream · very light warm green

About #EAF1CB

With the hex code #EAF1CB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 95% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Cream — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2CBF1, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green241
Blue203

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 6.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #EAF1CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #EAF1CB.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #EAF1CB.
17.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAF1CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAF1CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7EDC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6EDCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEECE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAF1CB?

With the hex code #EAF1CB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 95% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EAF1CB?

Use black text. Black on #EAF1CB has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAF1CB?

Its complementary colour is #D2CBF1, and analogous partners are #F1E5CB and #D7F1CB.