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#DCE2CE

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #DCE2CE

#DCE2CE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 89% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 5.8), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4CEE2 (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 15.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green226
Blue206

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.7

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

Text on #DCE2CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DCE2CE.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DCE2CE.
15.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCE2CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCE2CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5DFCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4DFCF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEE0DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCE2CE?

#DCE2CE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 89% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DCE2CE?

Use black text. Black on #DCE2CE has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCE2CE?

Its complementary colour is #D4CEE2, and analogous partners are #E2DECE and #D2E2CE.