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#EBF2CF

Beige · very light warm green

About #EBF2CF

With the hex code #EBF2CF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 95% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 6.0 — followed by Cream. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D6CFF2, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green242
Blue207

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.0
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 7.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #EBF2CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EBF2CF.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EBF2CF.
18.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBF2CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBF2CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7EECD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F7EFD0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFEEE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBF2CF?

With the hex code #EBF2CF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 95% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBF2CF?

Use black text. Black on #EBF2CF has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBF2CF?

Its complementary colour is #D6CFF2, and analogous partners are #F2E8CF and #DAF2CF.