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#DBEACA

Beige · very light cool green

About #DBEACA

#DBEACA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 92% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Beige (ΔE 8.4), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D9CAEA (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 16.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green234
Blue202

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #DBEACA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DBEACA.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DBEACA.
16.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DBEACA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE5C8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE5CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDE7E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBEACA?

#DBEACA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 92% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DBEACA?

Use black text. Black on #DBEACA has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBEACA?

Its complementary colour is #D9CAEA, and analogous partners are #EAE9CA and #CBEACA.