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#D6E2CA

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #D6E2CA

With the hex code #D6E2CA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 89% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggshell — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D6CAE2, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red214
Green226
Blue202

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #D6E2CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #D6E2CA.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #D6E2CA.
15.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6E2CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6E2CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5DEC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DECB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7E0DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6E2CA?

With the hex code #D6E2CA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 89% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D6E2CA?

Use black text. Black on #D6E2CA has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6E2CA?

Its complementary colour is #D6CAE2, and analogous partners are #E2E2CA and #CAE2CA.