#D7EDBC
Cream · very light cool green
About #D7EDBC
#D7EDBC is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 93% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Cream (ΔE 11.8), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2BCED (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 16.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D7EDBC?
#D7EDBC is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 93% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D7EDBC?
Use black text. Black on #D7EDBC has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D7EDBC?
Its complementary colour is #D2BCED, and analogous partners are #EDEBBC and #BFEDBC.