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#EAF4DD

Beige · very light cool green

About #EAF4DD

With the hex code #EAF4DD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 96% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 3.9 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E7DDF4, a lavender 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 — 18.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green244
Blue221

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.4
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 7.3

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

Text on #EAF4DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EAF4DD.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EAF4DD.
18.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAF4DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAF4DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7F1DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5F0DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBF2ED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAF4DD?

With the hex code #EAF4DD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 96% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EAF4DD?

Use black text. Black on #EAF4DD has a contrast ratio of 18.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAF4DD?

Its complementary colour is #E7DDF4, and analogous partners are #F4F3DD and #DFF4DD.