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#EEFBE2

Beige · very light cool white

About #EEFBE2

#EEFBE2 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 98% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.8), with Ivory the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFE2FB (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 19.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green251
Blue226

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.8
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 7.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #EEFBE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEFBE2.
1.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEFBE2.
19.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEFBE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEFBE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FEF7E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FCF6E3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFF9F4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEFBE2?

#EEFBE2 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 98% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EEFBE2?

Use black text. Black on #EEFBE2 has a contrast ratio of 19.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEFBE2?

Its complementary colour is #EFE2FB, and analogous partners are #FBFBE2 and #E2FBE2.