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#D4ECB9

Cream · very light cool green

About #D4ECB9

With the hex code #D4ECB9, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 93% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Cream — a ΔE of 12.9 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1B9EC, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red212
Green236
Blue185

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 12.9
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 15.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 16.4

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

Text on #D4ECB9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #D4ECB9.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #D4ECB9.
16.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4ECB9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4ECB9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2E5B6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEE3BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6E7DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4ECB9?

With the hex code #D4ECB9, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 93% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D4ECB9?

Use black text. Black on #D4ECB9 has a contrast ratio of 16.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4ECB9?

Its complementary colour is #D1B9EC, and analogous partners are #ECEBB9 and #BAECB9.