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#EBF7DC

Beige · very light cool green

About #EBF7DC

With the hex code #EBF7DC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 97% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 4.5 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E8DCF7, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green247
Blue220

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.0
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #EBF7DC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EBF7DC.
1.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EBF7DC.
18.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBF7DC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBF7DC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FAF3DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F8F3DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDF4EF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBF7DC?

With the hex code #EBF7DC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 97% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBF7DC?

Use black text. Black on #EBF7DC has a contrast ratio of 18.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBF7DC?

Its complementary colour is #E8DCF7, and analogous partners are #F7F6DC and #DEF7DC.