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#EEF3D3

Beige · very light warm green

About #EEF3D3

#EEF3D3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 95% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.2); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D8D3F3 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EEF3D3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green243
Blue211

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.5
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #EEF3D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEF3D3.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEF3D3.
18.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEF3D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEF3D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F8EFD1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F8F0D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2EFEA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEF3D3?

#EEF3D3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 95% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EEF3D3?

Use black text. Black on #EEF3D3 has a contrast ratio of 18.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEF3D3?

Its complementary colour is #D8D3F3, and analogous partners are #F3E8D3 and #DEF3D3.