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#EEF3CE

Cream · very light warm green

About #EEF3CE

With the hex code #EEF3CE, 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, 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 6.1 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3CEF3, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green243
Blue206

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 6.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #EEF3CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #EEF3CE.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #EEF3CE.
18.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEF3CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEF3CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F9EFCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F9F0CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3EEE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEF3CE?

With the hex code #EEF3CE, 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, 15% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EEF3CE?

Use black text. Black on #EEF3CE has a contrast ratio of 18.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEF3CE?

Its complementary colour is #D3CEF3, and analogous partners are #F3E5CE and #DCF3CE.