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#DBEDCC

Beige · very light cool green

About #DBEDCC

With the hex code #DBEDCC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 93% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Beige — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DECCED, a thistle 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 17.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green237
Blue204

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #DBEDCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DBEDCC.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DBEDCC.
17.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DBEDCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1E8CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEE7CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCEAE4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBEDCC?

With the hex code #DBEDCC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 93% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBEDCC?

Use black text. Black on #DBEDCC has a contrast ratio of 17.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBEDCC?

Its complementary colour is #DECCED, and analogous partners are #EBEDCC and #CCEDCE.