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#D2ECB9

Cream · very light cool green

About #D2ECB9

#D2ECB9 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 93% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Cream (ΔE 13.6), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3B9EC (periwinkle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green236
Blue185

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 13.6
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 15.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #D2ECB9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #D2ECB9.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #D2ECB9.
16.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2ECB9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2ECB9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1E5B6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE3BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4E7DE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2ECB9?

#D2ECB9 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 93% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D2ECB9?

Use black text. Black on #D2ECB9 has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2ECB9?

Its complementary colour is #D3B9EC, and analogous partners are #EBECB9 and #B9ECB9.