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#EFF2D1

Beige · very light warm green

About #EFF2D1

With the hex code #EFF2D1, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 95% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 4.5 — followed by Cream. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4D1F2, a periwinkle 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 — 18.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green242
Blue209

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.5
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 7.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #EFF2D1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EFF2D1.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EFF2D1.
18.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFF2D1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFF2D1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F8EFCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F8F0D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4EEE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFF2D1?

With the hex code #EFF2D1, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 95% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFF2D1?

Use black text. Black on #EFF2D1 has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFF2D1?

Its complementary colour is #D4D1F2, and analogous partners are #F2E4D1 and #DFF2D1.