#CDECB6
Cream · very light cool green
About #CDECB6
#CDECB6 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 93% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Cream and Vanilla (ΔE 15.6); Vanilla comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5B6EC — a wisteria tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CDECB6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.27:1 (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 #CDECB6?
#CDECB6 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 93% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDECB6?
Use black text. Black on #CDECB6 has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDECB6?
Its complementary colour is #D5B6EC, and analogous partners are #E8ECB6 and #B6ECBA.