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#DBEAC0

Cream · very light cool green

About #DBEAC0

With the hex code #DBEAC0, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 92% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Cream — a ΔE of 10.1 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFC0EA, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red219
Green234
Blue192

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 10.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #DBEAC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #DBEAC0.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #DBEAC0.
16.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBEAC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBEAC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE5BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE4C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEE6DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBEAC0?

With the hex code #DBEAC0, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 92% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBEAC0?

Use black text. Black on #DBEAC0 has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBEAC0?

Its complementary colour is #CFC0EA, and analogous partners are #EAE4C0 and #C6EAC0.