#EEFAE5
Beige · very light cool white
About #EEFAE5
With the hex code #EEFAE5, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 98% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 4.9 — followed by Ivory. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F1E5FA, a lavender shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EEFAE5
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #EEFAE5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EEFAE5?
With the hex code #EEFAE5, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 98% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #EEFAE5?
Use black text. Black on #EEFAE5 has a contrast ratio of 19.44:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EEFAE5?
Its complementary colour is #F1E5FA, and analogous partners are #F9FAE5 and #E5FAE7.