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#EBF2CD

Cream · very light warm green

About #EBF2CD

#EBF2CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 95% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Cream (ΔE 6.7), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4CDF2 (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 — 18.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green242
Blue205

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 6.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #EBF2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #EBF2CD.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #EBF2CD.
18.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBF2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBF2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F8EECB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F7EECE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFEEE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBF2CD?

#EBF2CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 95% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBF2CD?

Use black text. Black on #EBF2CD has a contrast ratio of 18.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBF2CD?

Its complementary colour is #D4CDF2, and analogous partners are #F2E7CD and #D9F2CD.