#F9FDCF
Cream · very light warm green
About #F9FDCF
#F9FDCF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 99% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Cream (ΔE 2.3), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3CFFD (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 — 19.98:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #F9FDCF?
#F9FDCF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 99% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F9FDCF?
Use black text. Black on #F9FDCF has a contrast ratio of 19.98:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F9FDCF?
Its complementary colour is #D3CFFD, and analogous partners are #FDEACF and #E2FDCF.