#DCE2BA
Cream · very light warm green
About #DCE2BA
#DCE2BA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 89% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Cream (ΔE 10.6); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C0BAE2 — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCE2BA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.63:1 (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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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCE2BA?
#DCE2BA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 89% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DCE2BA?
Use black text. Black on #DCE2BA has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCE2BA?
Its complementary colour is #C0BAE2, and analogous partners are #E2D4BA and #C8E2BA.