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#D0EABB

Cream · very light cool green

About #D0EABB

#D0EABB is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 92% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Cream (ΔE 13.6); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5BBEA — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D0EABB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red208
Green234
Blue187

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 13.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #D0EABB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #D0EABB.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #D0EABB.
16.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0EABB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0EABB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE3B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE1BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1E6DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0EABB?

#D0EABB is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 92% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D0EABB?

Use black text. Black on #D0EABB has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0EABB?

Its complementary colour is #D5BBEA, and analogous partners are #E8EABB and #BBEABD.