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#E7EFDC Color

#E7EFDC is rgb(231, 239, 220) in RGB, hsl(85, 37%, 90%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Beige (#F5F5DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E7EFDC
HEX#E7EFDC
RGBrgb(231, 239, 220)
HSLhsl(85, 37%, 90%)
HSVhsv(85, 8%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(94.1% 0.027 125.6)
LABlab(93.45% -5.24 8.26)
LCHlch(93.45% 9.78 122.37)

What #E7EFDC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E7EFDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#E7EFDC Channel Values

How #E7EFDC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 231 · G 239 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 37% · L 90%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 8% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E7EFDC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E7EFDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E7EFDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E7EFDC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E7EFDC.

How #E7EFDC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E7EFDC
Protanopia#EEEEDC
Protanomaly#EBEEDC
Deuteranopia#ECECDC
Deuteranomaly#EAEDDC
Tritanopia#E9EDED
Tritanomaly#E8EEE6
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E7EFDC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e7efdc: #E7EFDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E7EFDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e7efdc': '#E7EFDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.937, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_e7efdc">#E7EFDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#E7EFDC"

More Green Colors

#E7EFDC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E7EFDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E7EFDC?

#E7EFDC is a lightest green — rgb(231, 239, 220) in RGB and hsl(85, 37%, 90%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Beige (#F5F5DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #E7EFDC?

#E7EFDC is rgb(231, 239, 220) — red 231, green 239, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E7EFDC?

#E7EFDC converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E7EFDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E7EFDC scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E7EFDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E7EFDC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is beige (#F5F5DC) at a CIE76 distance of 5.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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