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#F7FFC3

Cream · very light warm green

About #F7FFC3

#F7FFC3 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 97% red, 100% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Cream (ΔE 8.3), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBC3FF (periwinkle), 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 — 20.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red247
Green255
Blue195

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 8.3
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 11.3
Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #F7FFC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #F7FFC3.
1.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #F7FFC3.
20.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F7FFC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F7FFC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF9BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFFAC5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FEF8EF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F7FFC3?

#F7FFC3 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 97% red, 100% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F7FFC3?

Use black text. Black on #F7FFC3 has a contrast ratio of 20.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F7FFC3?

Its complementary colour is #CBC3FF, and analogous partners are #FFE9C3 and #D9FFC3.