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#DBE4CC

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #DBE4CC

With the hex code #DBE4CC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 89% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% 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 6.8 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5CCE4, 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 15.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green228
Blue204

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #DBE4CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DBE4CC.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DBE4CC.
15.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBE4CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBE4CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E1CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E0CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDE1DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBE4CC?

With the hex code #DBE4CC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 89% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBE4CC?

Use black text. Black on #DBE4CC has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBE4CC?

Its complementary colour is #D5CCE4, and analogous partners are #E4E1CC and #CFE4CC.