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#D6EDBC

Cream · very light cool green

About #D6EDBC

With the hex code #D6EDBC, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 93% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Cream — a ΔE of 12.1 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3BCED, a periwinkle 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 16.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red214
Green237
Blue188

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 12.1
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 15.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #D6EDBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #D6EDBC.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #D6EDBC.
16.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6EDBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6EDBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2E6B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE5BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8E8DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6EDBC?

With the hex code #D6EDBC, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 93% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D6EDBC?

Use black text. Black on #D6EDBC has a contrast ratio of 16.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6EDBC?

Its complementary colour is #D3BCED, and analogous partners are #EDECBC and #BEEDBC.