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#D3EAAF

Vanilla · very light cool green

About #D3EAAF

#D3EAAF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 92% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Vanilla (ΔE 14.3); Cream comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6AFEA — a wisteria tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D3EAAF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red211
Green234
Blue175

Closest named colours

Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 14.3
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 14.7
Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 16.8

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

Text on #D3EAAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #D3EAAF.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #D3EAAF.
16.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3EAAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3EAAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1E2AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE1B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7E4DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3EAAF?

#D3EAAF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 92% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D3EAAF?

Use black text. Black on #D3EAAF has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3EAAF?

Its complementary colour is #C6AFEA, and analogous partners are #EAE3AF and #B6EAAF.