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#DBE6CB

Beige · very light cool green

About #DBE6CB

#DBE6CB 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 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.4), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D6CBE6 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green230
Blue203

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #DBE6CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DBE6CB.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DBE6CB.
16.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBE6CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBE6CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E2CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E2CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDE3DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBE6CB?

#DBE6CB 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 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DBE6CB?

Use black text. Black on #DBE6CB has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBE6CB?

Its complementary colour is #D6CBE6, and analogous partners are #E6E4CB and #CEE6CB.