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#EBF4DD

Beige · very light cool green

About #EBF4DD

#EBF4DD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 96% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 3.5), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E6DDF4 (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 — 18.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green244
Blue221

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.1
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 7.0

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

Text on #EBF4DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EBF4DD.
1.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EBF4DD.
18.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBF4DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBF4DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7F1DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6F0DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDF1ED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBF4DD?

#EBF4DD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 96% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EBF4DD?

Use black text. Black on #EBF4DD has a contrast ratio of 18.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBF4DD?

Its complementary colour is #E6DDF4, and analogous partners are #F4F2DD and #E0F4DD.