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#DBEFB8

Cream · very light cool green

About #DBEFB8

With the hex code #DBEFB8, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 94% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Cream — a ΔE of 11.8 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCB8EF, 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 17.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green239
Blue184

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 11.8
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 13.3
Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 16.4

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

Text on #DBEFB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #DBEFB8.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #DBEFB8.
17.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBEFB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBEFB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F6E8B5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3E7BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFE9E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBEFB8?

With the hex code #DBEFB8, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 94% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBEFB8?

Use black text. Black on #DBEFB8 has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBEFB8?

Its complementary colour is #CCB8EF, and analogous partners are #EFE7B8 and #C0EFB8.