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#D2ECB8

Cream · very light cool green

About #D2ECB8

With the hex code #D2ECB8, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 93% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Cream — a ΔE of 13.7 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2B8EC, a wisteria 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 16.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green236
Blue184

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 13.7
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 15.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 16.7

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

Text on #D2ECB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #D2ECB8.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #D2ECB8.
16.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2ECB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2ECB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1E5B5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE3BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4E7DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2ECB8?

With the hex code #D2ECB8, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 93% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2ECB8?

Use black text. Black on #D2ECB8 has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2ECB8?

Its complementary colour is #D2B8EC, and analogous partners are #ECECB8 and #B8ECB8.