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#EBEFD9

Beige · very light warm green

About #EBEFD9

#EBEFD9 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 94% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 3.1), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDD9EF (lavender), 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 — 17.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green239
Blue217

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.9
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 7.2

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

Text on #EBEFD9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EBEFD9.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EBEFD9.
17.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBEFD9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBEFD9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3ECD8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2EDDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEECE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBEFD9?

#EBEFD9 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 94% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBEFD9?

Use black text. Black on #EBEFD9 has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBEFD9?

Its complementary colour is #DDD9EF, and analogous partners are #EFE8D9 and #E0EFD9.