#EBF3DF
Beige · very light cool green
About #EBF3DF
#EBF3DF 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 3% 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 4.0); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E7DFF3 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBF3DF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.42:1, 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 #EBF3DF?
#EBF3DF 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 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #EBF3DF?
Use black text. Black on #EBF3DF has a contrast ratio of 18.42:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBF3DF?
Its complementary colour is #E7DFF3, and analogous partners are #F3F1DF and #E1F3DF.