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#DBE2CE

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #DBE2CE

With the hex code #DBE2CE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 89% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggshell — a ΔE of 6.1 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5CEE2, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green226
Blue206

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #DBE2CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DBE2CE.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DBE2CE.
15.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBE2CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBE2CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5DFCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4DFCF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDE0DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBE2CE?

With the hex code #DBE2CE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 89% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBE2CE?

Use black text. Black on #DBE2CE has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBE2CE?

Its complementary colour is #D5CEE2, and analogous partners are #E2DFCE and #D1E2CE.