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#D1EAAF

Vanilla · very light cool green

About #D1EAAF

With the hex code #D1EAAF, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 92% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Vanilla and Cream — a ΔE of 15.1 — followed by Cream. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8AFEA, a wisteria 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 — 16.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red209
Green234
Blue175

Closest named colours

Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 15.1
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 15.3
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 17.3

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

Text on #D1EAAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #D1EAAF.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #D1EAAF.
16.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1EAAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1EAAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0E2AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE1B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4E4DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1EAAF?

With the hex code #D1EAAF, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 92% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D1EAAF?

Use black text. Black on #D1EAAF has a contrast ratio of 16.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1EAAF?

Its complementary colour is #C8AFEA, and analogous partners are #EAE5AF and #B4EAAF.