#EBF1DE
Beige · very light cool green
About #EBF1DE
#EBF1DE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 95% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.1); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E4DEF1 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBF1DE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.17:1 (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 #EBF1DE?
#EBF1DE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 95% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #EBF1DE?
Use black text. Black on #EBF1DE has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBF1DE?
Its complementary colour is #E4DEF1, and analogous partners are #F1EEDE and #E2F1DE.