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#EEF2CF

Beige · very light warm green

About #EEF2CF

With the hex code #EEF2CF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 95% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% 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 5.5 — followed by Cream. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3CFF2, 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 — 18.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green242
Blue207

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.5
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 6.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #EEF2CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEF2CF.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEF2CF.
18.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEF2CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEF2CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F8EECD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F8EFD0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3EEE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEF2CF?

With the hex code #EEF2CF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 95% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EEF2CF?

Use black text. Black on #EEF2CF has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEF2CF?

Its complementary colour is #D3CFF2, and analogous partners are #F2E4CF and #DDF2CF.