#D4E8B8
Cream · very light cool green
About #D4E8B8
#D4E8B8 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 91% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Cream (ΔE 12.3), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCB8E8 (periwinkle), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.03:1 (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 #D4E8B8?
#D4E8B8 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 91% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D4E8B8?
Use black text. Black on #D4E8B8 has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D4E8B8?
Its complementary colour is #CCB8E8, and analogous partners are #E8E4B8 and #BCE8B8.