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#DBE8D2

Beige · very light cool green

About #DBE8D2

#DBE8D2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 91% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.3), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFD2E8 (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 16.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green232
Blue210

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #DBE8D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DBE8D2.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DBE8D2.
16.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBE8D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBE8D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE4D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E3D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCE6E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBE8D2?

#DBE8D2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 91% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DBE8D2?

Use black text. Black on #DBE8D2 has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBE8D2?

Its complementary colour is #DFD2E8, and analogous partners are #E6E8D2 and #D2E8D4.