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#D6EEC2

Cream · very light cool green

About #D6EEC2

#D6EEC2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 93% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Cream (ΔE 11.9), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DAC2EE (periwinkle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red214
Green238
Blue194

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 11.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #D6EEC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #D6EEC2.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #D6EEC2.
16.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6EEC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6EEC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2E7BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE6C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7EAE2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6EEC2?

#D6EEC2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 93% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D6EEC2?

Use black text. Black on #D6EEC2 has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6EEC2?

Its complementary colour is #DAC2EE, and analogous partners are #ECEEC2 and #C2EEC4.