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#EAFCDC

Beige · very light cool white

About #EAFCDC

#EAFCDC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 99% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.4), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EEDCFC (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green252
Blue220

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.4
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 10.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #EAFCDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EAFCDC.
1.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EAFCDC.
19.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EAFCDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF7DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FCF6DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBF9F3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAFCDC?

#EAFCDC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 99% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EAFCDC?

Use black text. Black on #EAFCDC has a contrast ratio of 19.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAFCDC?

Its complementary colour is #EEDCFC, and analogous partners are #FAFCDC and #DCFCDE.