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#EFF5E4

Beige · very light cool white

About #EFF5E4

#EFF5E4 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 96% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.6), with Ivory the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAE4F5 (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.85:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green245
Blue228

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.6
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 4.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.6

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

Text on #EFF5E4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EFF5E4.
1.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EFF5E4.
18.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFF5E4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFF5E4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7F3E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F7F3E5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0F3F0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFF5E4?

#EFF5E4 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 96% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EFF5E4?

Use black text. Black on #EFF5E4 has a contrast ratio of 18.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFF5E4?

Its complementary colour is #EAE4F5, and analogous partners are #F5F3E4 and #E6F5E4.