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#EFF4D5

Beige · very light warm green

About #EFF4D5

With the hex code #EFF4D5, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 96% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 3.7 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAD5F4, a lavender 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 — 18.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green244
Blue213

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.2
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #EFF4D5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EFF4D5.
1.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EFF4D5.
18.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFF4D5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFF4D5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F9F1D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F9F1D6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3F0EB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFF4D5?

With the hex code #EFF4D5, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 96% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFF4D5?

Use black text. Black on #EFF4D5 has a contrast ratio of 18.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFF4D5?

Its complementary colour is #DAD5F4, and analogous partners are #F4EAD5 and #E0F4D5.