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#D7E7CD

Beige · very light cool green

About #D7E7CD

With the hex code #D7E7CD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 91% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Beige — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DDCDE7, a thistle 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 — 16.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red215
Green231
Blue205

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #D7E7CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #D7E7CD.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #D7E7CD.
16.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7E7CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7E7CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE3CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E1CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7E5DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7E7CD?

With the hex code #D7E7CD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 91% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D7E7CD?

Use black text. Black on #D7E7CD has a contrast ratio of 16.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7E7CD?

Its complementary colour is #DDCDE7, and analogous partners are #E4E7CD and #CDE7D0.