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#D2E4BA

Cream · very light cool green

About #D2E4BA

With the hex code #D2E4BA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 89% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Cream — a ΔE of 12.6 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCBAE4, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green228
Blue186

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 12.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 13.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #D2E4BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #D2E4BA.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #D2E4BA.
15.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2E4BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2E4BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9DEB8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6DDBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4E0D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2E4BA?

With the hex code #D2E4BA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 89% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2E4BA?

Use black text. Black on #D2E4BA has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2E4BA?

Its complementary colour is #CCBAE4, and analogous partners are #E4E1BA and #BDE4BA.