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#DBEFD0

Beige · very light cool green

About #DBEFD0

With the hex code #DBEFD0, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 94% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Beige — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4D0EF, 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 17.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green239
Blue208

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #DBEFD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DBEFD0.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DBEFD0.
17.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBEFD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBEFD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EACE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE8D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBECE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBEFD0?

With the hex code #DBEFD0, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 94% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBEFD0?

Use black text. Black on #DBEFD0 has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBEFD0?

Its complementary colour is #E4D0EF, and analogous partners are #EBEFD0 and #D0EFD5.