#DBEBD9
Beige · very light cool green
About #DBEBD9
#DBEBD9 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 92% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Beige (ΔE 8.1); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E9D9EB — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DBEBD9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DBEBD9
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBEBD9?
#DBEBD9 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 92% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DBEBD9?
Use black text. Black on #DBEBD9 has a contrast ratio of 16.90:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBEBD9?
Its complementary colour is #E9D9EB, and analogous partners are #E4EBD9 and #D9EBE0.