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#ECF2D1

Beige · very light warm green

About #ECF2D1

With the hex code #ECF2D1, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 95% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 4.9 — followed by Cream. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7D1F2, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green242
Blue209

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.9
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 7.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #ECF2D1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #ECF2D1.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #ECF2D1.
18.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECF2D1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECF2D1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7EECF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F7EFD2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0EEE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECF2D1?

With the hex code #ECF2D1, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 95% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECF2D1?

Use black text. Black on #ECF2D1 has a contrast ratio of 18.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECF2D1?

Its complementary colour is #D7D1F2, and analogous partners are #F2E8D1 and #DCF2D1.