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#DCDFBC

Eggshell · very light warm green

About #DCDFBC

#DCDFBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Eggshell (ΔE 9.8), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFBCDF (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green223
Blue188

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #DCDFBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DCDFBC.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DCDFBC.
15.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DCDFBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5DCBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5DDBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1DBD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCDFBC?

#DCDFBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DCDFBC?

Use black text. Black on #DCDFBC has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCDFBC?

Its complementary colour is #BFBCDF, and analogous partners are #DFD1BC and #CBDFBC.