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#EEFDE2

Beige · very light cool white

About #EEFDE2

With the hex code #EEFDE2, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 99% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 5.7 — followed by Ivory. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F1E2FD, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green253
Blue226

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.7
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 8.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #EEFDE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEFDE2.
1.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EEFDE2.
19.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEFDE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEFDE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF9E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FDF8E3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFFAF5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEFDE2?

With the hex code #EEFDE2, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 99% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EEFDE2?

Use black text. Black on #EEFDE2 has a contrast ratio of 19.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEFDE2?

Its complementary colour is #F1E2FD, and analogous partners are #FCFDE2 and #E2FDE3.