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#EDF7DB

Beige · very light cool green

About #EDF7DB

#EDF7DB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 97% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 3.9), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E5DBF7 (lavender), 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 — 18.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red237
Green247
Blue219

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.7
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #EDF7DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EDF7DB.
1.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EDF7DB.
18.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDF7DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDF7DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FBF3D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F9F3DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFF4EF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDF7DB?

#EDF7DB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 97% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EDF7DB?

Use black text. Black on #EDF7DB has a contrast ratio of 18.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDF7DB?

Its complementary colour is #E5DBF7, and analogous partners are #F7F3DB and #DFF7DB.