#D9EDBB
Cream · very light cool green
About #D9EDBB
#D9EDBB is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 93% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Cream (ΔE 11.3); Vanilla comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFBBED — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D9EDBB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.78:1, 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 #D9EDBB?
#D9EDBB is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 93% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D9EDBB?
Use black text. Black on #D9EDBB has a contrast ratio of 16.78:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D9EDBB?
Its complementary colour is #CFBBED, and analogous partners are #EDE8BB and #C0EDBB.