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#EBF2D3

Beige · very light warm green

About #EBF2D3

#EBF2D3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 95% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.4), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DAD3F2 (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 — 18.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green242
Blue211

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.5
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #EBF2D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EBF2D3.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EBF2D3.
18.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBF2D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBF2D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7EED1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6EFD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEEEE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBF2D3?

#EBF2D3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 95% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBF2D3?

Use black text. Black on #EBF2D3 has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBF2D3?

Its complementary colour is #DAD3F2, and analogous partners are #F2EAD3 and #DBF2D3.