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#ECF5DA

Beige · very light cool green

About #ECF5DA

With the hex code #ECF5DA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 96% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 3.5 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E3DAF5, 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 18.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green245
Blue218

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.0
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #ECF5DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #ECF5DA.
1.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #ECF5DA.
18.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECF5DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECF5DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F9F1D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F7F1DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEF2ED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECF5DA?

With the hex code #ECF5DA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 96% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECF5DA?

Use black text. Black on #ECF5DA has a contrast ratio of 18.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECF5DA?

Its complementary colour is #E3DAF5, and analogous partners are #F5F1DA and #DFF5DA.