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#DCE3CF

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #DCE3CF

With the hex code #DCE3CF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 89% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggshell — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D6CFE3, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green227
Blue207

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #DCE3CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DCE3CF.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DCE3CF.
15.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCE3CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCE3CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6E0CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E0D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEE1DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCE3CF?

With the hex code #DCE3CF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 89% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DCE3CF?

Use black text. Black on #DCE3CF has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCE3CF?

Its complementary colour is #D6CFE3, and analogous partners are #E3E0CF and #D2E3CF.