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#D2DA9F

Vanilla · very light warm green

About #D2DA9F

#D2DA9F is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 85% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Vanilla (ΔE 10.3); Matcha comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A79FDA — a wisteria tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D2DA9F for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green218
Blue159

Closest named colours

Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 10.3
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 12.9
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #D2DA9F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #D2DA9F.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #D2DA9F.
14.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2DA9F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2DA9F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3D49B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2D5A1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9D3CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2DA9F?

#D2DA9F is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 85% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2DA9F?

Use black text. Black on #D2DA9F has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2DA9F?

Its complementary colour is #A79FDA, and analogous partners are #DAC49F and #B5DA9F.