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#ECF1DF

Beige · very light cool green

About #ECF1DF

#ECF1DF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 95% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.3), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E4DFF1 (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 — 18.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green241
Blue223

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.5
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 5.8

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

Text on #ECF1DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #ECF1DF.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #ECF1DF.
18.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECF1DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECF1DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EFDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3EFE0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEEFEC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECF1DF?

#ECF1DF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 95% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ECF1DF?

Use black text. Black on #ECF1DF has a contrast ratio of 18.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECF1DF?

Its complementary colour is #E4DFF1, and analogous partners are #F1EDDF and #E3F1DF.