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#EFF2CF

Beige · very light warm green

About #EFF2CF

#EFF2CF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 95% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 5.4), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2CFF2 (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 — 18.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green242
Blue207

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.4
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 6.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #EFF2CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EFF2CF.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EFF2CF.
18.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFF2CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFF2CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F8EECD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F8F0D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4EDE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFF2CF?

#EFF2CF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 95% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFF2CF?

Use black text. Black on #EFF2CF has a contrast ratio of 18.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFF2CF?

Its complementary colour is #D2CFF2, and analogous partners are #F2E3CF and #DEF2CF.