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#EEF4D4

Beige · very light warm green

About #EEF4D4

#EEF4D4 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 96% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.3), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DAD4F4 (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green244
Blue212

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.8
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #EEF4D4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEF4D4.
1.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEF4D4.
18.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEF4D4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEF4D4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F9F0D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F8F1D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2F0EB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEF4D4?

#EEF4D4 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 96% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EEF4D4?

Use black text. Black on #EEF4D4 has a contrast ratio of 18.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEF4D4?

Its complementary colour is #DAD4F4, and analogous partners are #F4EAD4 and #DEF4D4.