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#EEFFBD

Cream · very light cool green

About #EEFFBD

#EEFFBD is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 100% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Cream (ΔE 12.6), with Butter the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEBDFF (periwinkle), 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 — 19.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green255
Blue189

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 12.6
Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 13.0
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #EEFFBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #EEFFBD.
1.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #EEFFBD.
19.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EEFFBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF8B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFF8C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4F8ED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEFFBD?

#EEFFBD is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 100% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EEFFBD?

Use black text. Black on #EEFFBD has a contrast ratio of 19.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEFFBD?

Its complementary colour is #CEBDFF, and analogous partners are #FFEFBD and #CDFFBD.