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#CEDF9C

Vanilla · very light cool green

About #CEDF9C

With the hex code #CEDF9C, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 87% green and 61% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Vanilla — a ΔE of 13.6 — followed by Matcha. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AD9CDF, a wisteria shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green223
Blue156

Closest named colours

Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 13.6
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.0
Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #CEDF9C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #CEDF9C.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #CEDF9C.
14.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEDF9C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEDF9C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7D898
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5D89F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4D8CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDF9C?

With the hex code #CEDF9C, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 87% green and 61% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEDF9C?

Use black text. Black on #CEDF9C has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDF9C?

Its complementary colour is #AD9CDF, and analogous partners are #DFCF9C and #ACDF9C.