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#DBEFCB

Beige · very light cool green

About #DBEFCB

#DBEFCB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 94% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Beige (ΔE 10.0), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFCBEF (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green239
Blue203

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.4
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #DBEFCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DBEFCB.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DBEFCB.
17.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DBEFCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3EAC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE8CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCECE5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBEFCB?

#DBEFCB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 94% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DBEFCB?

Use black text. Black on #DBEFCB has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBEFCB?

Its complementary colour is #DFCBEF, and analogous partners are #EDEFCB and #CBEFCD.