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#EAFDDD

Beige · very light cool white

About #EAFDDD

With the hex code #EAFDDD, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 99% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Cream. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F0DDFD, 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 — 19.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green253
Blue221

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.8
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 10.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #EAFDDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EAFDDD.
1.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EAFDDD.
19.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EAFDDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF8DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FDF6DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBFAF4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAFDDD?

With the hex code #EAFDDD, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 99% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EAFDDD?

Use black text. Black on #EAFDDD has a contrast ratio of 19.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAFDDD?

Its complementary colour is #F0DDFD, and analogous partners are #FAFDDD and #DDFDE0.