#D5DDAE
Vanilla · very light warm green
About #D5DDAE
#D5DDAE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 87% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Vanilla (ΔE 11.2); Wheat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B6AEDD — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D5DDAE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.78:1 (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 #D5DDAE?
#D5DDAE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 87% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #D5DDAE?
Use black text. Black on #D5DDAE has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5DDAE?
Its complementary colour is #B6AEDD, and analogous partners are #DDCDAE and #BEDDAE.