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#EFF4D7

Beige · very light warm green

About #EFF4D7

#EFF4D7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 96% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Beige (ΔE 2.9); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCD7F4 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFF4D7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green244
Blue215

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 2.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.5
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #EFF4D7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EFF4D7.
1.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EFF4D7.
18.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFF4D7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFF4D7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F9F1D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F8F1D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3F0EC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFF4D7?

#EFF4D7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 96% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFF4D7?

Use black text. Black on #EFF4D7 has a contrast ratio of 18.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFF4D7?

Its complementary colour is #DCD7F4, and analogous partners are #F4EBD7 and #E1F4D7.