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#EDF2D3

Beige · very light warm green

About #EDF2D3

With the hex code #EDF2D3, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 95% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% 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 3.9 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8D3F2, a lavender 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 — 18.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red237
Green242
Blue211

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.1
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #EDF2D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EDF2D3.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EDF2D3.
18.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDF2D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDF2D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7EFD1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F7EFD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1EEE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDF2D3?

With the hex code #EDF2D3, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 95% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDF2D3?

Use black text. Black on #EDF2D3 has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDF2D3?

Its complementary colour is #D8D3F2, and analogous partners are #F2E7D3 and #DEF2D3.