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#DBE5CC

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #DBE5CC

#DBE5CC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 90% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 7.1), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D6CCE5 (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 16.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green229
Blue204

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #DBE5CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DBE5CC.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DBE5CC.
16.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBE5CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBE5CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8E2CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E1CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDE2DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBE5CC?

#DBE5CC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 90% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DBE5CC?

Use black text. Black on #DBE5CC has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBE5CC?

Its complementary colour is #D6CCE5, and analogous partners are #E5E3CC and #CFE5CC.