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#D4EABF

Cream · very light cool green

About #D4EABF

#D4EABF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 92% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Cream (ΔE 12.2), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5BFEA (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 — 16.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red212
Green234
Blue191

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 12.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #D4EABF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #D4EABF.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #D4EABF.
16.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4EABF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4EABF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE4BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE2C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6E6DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4EABF?

#D4EABF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 92% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4EABF?

Use black text. Black on #D4EABF has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4EABF?

Its complementary colour is #D5BFEA, and analogous partners are #EAEABF and #BFEABF.