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#EDF2CD

Cream · very light warm green

About #EDF2CD

With the hex code #EDF2CD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 95% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Cream — a ΔE of 6.3 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2CDF2, a periwinkle 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 — 18.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red237
Green242
Blue205

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 6.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #EDF2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #EDF2CD.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #EDF2CD.
18.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDF2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDF2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F8EECB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F8EFCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2EDE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDF2CD?

With the hex code #EDF2CD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 95% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDF2CD?

Use black text. Black on #EDF2CD has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDF2CD?

Its complementary colour is #D2CDF2, and analogous partners are #F2E4CD and #DBF2CD.