#ECF4D3
Beige · very light warm green
About #ECF4D3
#ECF4D3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 96% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 5.1), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBD3F4 (thistle), 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 — 18.45:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ECF4D3
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECF4D3?
#ECF4D3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 96% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECF4D3?
Use black text. Black on #ECF4D3 has a contrast ratio of 18.45:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECF4D3?
Its complementary colour is #DBD3F4, and analogous partners are #F4EBD3 and #DBF4D3.