#DCE0BA
Beige · very light warm green
About #DCE0BA
With the hex code #DCE0BA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 88% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Beige — a ΔE of 10.6 — followed by Champagne. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEBAE0, 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 15.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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›What colour is #DCE0BA?
With the hex code #DCE0BA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 88% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #DCE0BA?
Use black text. Black on #DCE0BA has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCE0BA?
Its complementary colour is #BEBAE0, and analogous partners are #E0D1BA and #C9E0BA.