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#EEF4D7

Beige · very light warm green

About #EEF4D7

#EEF4D7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 96% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 3.1), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDD7F4 (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green244
Blue215

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.7
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #EEF4D7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEF4D7.
1.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEF4D7.
18.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEF4D7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEF4D7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F9F1D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F8F1D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1F0EC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEF4D7?

#EEF4D7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 96% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EEF4D7?

Use black text. Black on #EEF4D7 has a contrast ratio of 18.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEF4D7?

Its complementary colour is #DDD7F4, and analogous partners are #F4ECD7 and #E0F4D7.