#DBEDCE
Beige · very light cool green
About #DBEDCE
#DBEDCE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 93% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Beige (ΔE 8.4); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E0CEED — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DBEDCE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DBEDCE
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBEDCE?
#DBEDCE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 93% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DBEDCE?
Use black text. Black on #DBEDCE has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBEDCE?
Its complementary colour is #E0CEED, and analogous partners are #EBEDCE and #CEEDD1.