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#DBE8CC

Beige · very light cool green

About #DBE8CC

#DBE8CC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 91% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.5), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D9CCE8 (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 16.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green232
Blue204

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #DBE8CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DBE8CC.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DBE8CC.
16.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBE8CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBE8CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE4CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E3CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDE5E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBE8CC?

#DBE8CC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 91% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DBE8CC?

Use black text. Black on #DBE8CC has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBE8CC?

Its complementary colour is #D9CCE8, and analogous partners are #E8E7CC and #CDE8CC.