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#EAF3DF

Beige · very light cool green

About #EAF3DF

#EAF3DF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 95% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.3), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E8DFF3 (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 — 18.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green243
Blue223

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.8
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 6.5

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

Text on #EAF3DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EAF3DF.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EAF3DF.
18.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAF3DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAF3DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F6F0DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F4F0E0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBF1ED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAF3DF?

#EAF3DF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 95% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EAF3DF?

Use black text. Black on #EAF3DF has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAF3DF?

Its complementary colour is #E8DFF3, and analogous partners are #F3F2DF and #E0F3DF.