#DBDEBE
Oat · very light warm green
About #DBDEBE
#DBDEBE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 87% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Oat (ΔE 8.6), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C1BEDE (thistle), 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 15.20:1 (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 #DBDEBE?
#DBDEBE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 87% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DBDEBE?
Use black text. Black on #DBDEBE has a contrast ratio of 15.20:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBDEBE?
Its complementary colour is #C1BEDE, and analogous partners are #DED1BE and #CBDEBE.