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#DBEBD7

Beige · very light cool green

About #DBEBD7

With the hex code #DBEBD7, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 92% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E7D7EB, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green235
Blue215

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #DBEBD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DBEBD7.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DBEBD7.
16.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBEBD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBEBD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE7D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE6D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAE9E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBEBD7?

With the hex code #DBEBD7, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 92% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBEBD7?

Use black text. Black on #DBEBD7 has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBEBD7?

Its complementary colour is #E7D7EB, and analogous partners are #E5EBD7 and #D7EBDD.