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#DBECBE

Cream · very light cool green

About #DBECBE

With the hex code #DBECBE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 93% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Cream — a ΔE of 10.2 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFBEEC, 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 16.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green236
Blue190

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 10.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 13.4
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #DBECBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #DBECBE.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #DBECBE.
16.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DBECBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2E6BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE5C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEE7DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBECBE?

With the hex code #DBECBE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 93% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBECBE?

Use black text. Black on #DBECBE has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBECBE?

Its complementary colour is #CFBEEC, and analogous partners are #ECE6BE and #C4ECBE.