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#EBF2D0

Beige · very light warm green

About #EBF2D0

#EBF2D0 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 95% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 5.6), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D7D0F2 (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 18.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green242
Blue208

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.6
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 7.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #EBF2D0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EBF2D0.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EBF2D0.
18.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBF2D0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBF2D0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7EECE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6EFD1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFEEE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBF2D0?

#EBF2D0 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 95% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBF2D0?

Use black text. Black on #EBF2D0 has a contrast ratio of 18.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBF2D0?

Its complementary colour is #D7D0F2, and analogous partners are #F2E8D0 and #DAF2D0.