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#D1EABC

Cream · very light cool green

About #D1EABC

#D1EABC is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 92% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Cream (ΔE 13.2), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5BCEA (periwinkle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red209
Green234
Blue188

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 13.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #D1EABC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #D1EABC.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #D1EABC.
16.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1EABC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1EABC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE3B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE1BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2E6DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1EABC?

#D1EABC is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 92% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D1EABC?

Use black text. Black on #D1EABC has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1EABC?

Its complementary colour is #D5BCEA, and analogous partners are #E8EABC and #BCEABE.