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#DBECC4

Cream · very light cool green

About #DBECC4

With the hex code #DBECC4, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 93% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Cream — a ΔE of 10.3 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5C4EC, 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 16.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green236
Blue196

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 10.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #DBECC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #DBECC4.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #DBECC4.
16.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBECC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBECC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1E7C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEE6C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDE8E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBECC4?

With the hex code #DBECC4, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 93% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBECC4?

Use black text. Black on #DBECC4 has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBECC4?

Its complementary colour is #D5C4EC, and analogous partners are #ECE9C4 and #C7ECC4.