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#EBEFD0

Beige · very light warm green

About #EBEFD0

#EBEFD0 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 94% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.3), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4D0EF (thistle), 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 17.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green239
Blue208

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.7
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #EBEFD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EBEFD0.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EBEFD0.
17.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBEFD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBEFD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4ECCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F4EDD1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFEBE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBEFD0?

#EBEFD0 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 94% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBEFD0?

Use black text. Black on #EBEFD0 has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBEFD0?

Its complementary colour is #D4D0EF, and analogous partners are #EFE3D0 and #DBEFD0.