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#EEF2D1

Beige · very light warm green

About #EEF2D1

#EEF2D1 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 95% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.6); Cream comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5D1F2 — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EEF2D1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green242
Blue209

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.6
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 7.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.7

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

Text on #EEF2D1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEF2D1.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEF2D1.
18.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEF2D1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEF2D1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7EFCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F7EFD2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2EEE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEF2D1?

#EEF2D1 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 95% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EEF2D1?

Use black text. Black on #EEF2D1 has a contrast ratio of 18.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEF2D1?

Its complementary colour is #D5D1F2, and analogous partners are #F2E5D1 and #DEF2D1.