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#EFF6DD

Beige · very light cool green

About #EFF6DD

#EFF6DD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 96% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Beige (ΔE 2.5), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E4DDF6 (lavender), 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 — 18.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green246
Blue221

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 2.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.2
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 6.9

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

Text on #EFF6DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #EFF6DD.
1.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #EFF6DD.
18.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFF6DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFF6DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FAF3DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F9F3DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1F3EF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFF6DD?

#EFF6DD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 96% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EFF6DD?

Use black text. Black on #EFF6DD has a contrast ratio of 18.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFF6DD?

Its complementary colour is #E4DDF6, and analogous partners are #F6F1DD and #E3F6DD.