#DBE8BB
Cream · very light cool green
About #DBE8BB
#DBE8BB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 91% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Cream (ΔE 10.1); Vanilla comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C8BBE8 — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DBE8BB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.27:1, 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 #DBE8BB?
#DBE8BB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 91% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DBE8BB?
Use black text. Black on #DBE8BB has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBE8BB?
Its complementary colour is #C8BBE8, and analogous partners are #E8DFBB and #C4E8BB.