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#EAF1DB

Beige · very light cool green

About #EAF1DB

#EAF1DB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 95% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 3.5), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E2DBF1 (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green241
Blue219

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.1
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 7.1

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

Text on #EAF1DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EAF1DB.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EAF1DB.
18.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAF1DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAF1DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EEDA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3EEDC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECEEEB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAF1DB?

#EAF1DB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 95% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EAF1DB?

Use black text. Black on #EAF1DB has a contrast ratio of 18.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAF1DB?

Its complementary colour is #E2DBF1, and analogous partners are #F1EDDB and #DFF1DB.