#EBEFC1
Cream · very light warm green
About #EBEFC1
#EBEFC1 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 94% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Cream (ΔE 5.8), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C5C1EF (periwinkle), 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 — 17.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EBEFC1?
#EBEFC1 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 94% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EBEFC1?
Use black text. Black on #EBEFC1 has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBEFC1?
Its complementary colour is #C5C1EF, and analogous partners are #EFDCC1 and #D4EFC1.