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#D0ECBD

Cream · very light cool green

About #D0ECBD

With the hex code #D0ECBD, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 93% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Cream — a ΔE of 13.8 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D9BDEC, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red208
Green236
Blue189

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 13.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 16.4

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

Text on #D0ECBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #D0ECBD.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #D0ECBD.
16.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0ECBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0ECBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0E5BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE3BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1E8DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0ECBD?

With the hex code #D0ECBD, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 93% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D0ECBD?

Use black text. Black on #D0ECBD has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0ECBD?

Its complementary colour is #D9BDEC, and analogous partners are #E8ECBD and #BDECC2.