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#D7EDBB

Cream · very light cool green

About #D7EDBB

With the hex code #D7EDBB, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 93% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 9% 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 11.9 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1BBED, a periwinkle 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 — 16.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red215
Green237
Blue187

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 11.9
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 14.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #D7EDBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #D7EDBB.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #D7EDBB.
16.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7EDBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7EDBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3E6B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE5BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAE8DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7EDBB?

With the hex code #D7EDBB, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 93% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D7EDBB?

Use black text. Black on #D7EDBB has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7EDBB?

Its complementary colour is #D1BBED, and analogous partners are #EDEABB and #BEEDBB.