#D4E4BA
Cream · very light cool green
About #D4E4BA
#D4E4BA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 89% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Cream (ΔE 12.1); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CABAE4 — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D4E4BA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D4E4BA?
#D4E4BA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 89% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D4E4BA?
Use black text. Black on #D4E4BA has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D4E4BA?
Its complementary colour is #CABAE4, and analogous partners are #E4DFBA and #BFE4BA.