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#D4E3D0

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #D4E3D0

#D4E3D0 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 89% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggshell (ΔE 8.6); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DFD0E3 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D4E3D0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red212
Green227
Blue208

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #D4E3D0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #D4E3D0.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #D4E3D0.
15.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4E3D0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4E3D0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4E0CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DED1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4E1DD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4E3D0?

#D4E3D0 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 89% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4E3D0?

Use black text. Black on #D4E3D0 has a contrast ratio of 15.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4E3D0?

Its complementary colour is #DFD0E3, and analogous partners are #DEE3D0 and #D0E3D6.