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#DCE4CC

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #DCE4CC

#DCE4CC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 89% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 6.4), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4CCE4 (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 16.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green228
Blue204

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #DCE4CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DCE4CC.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DCE4CC.
16.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCE4CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCE4CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E1CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E1CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEE1DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCE4CC?

#DCE4CC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 89% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DCE4CC?

Use black text. Black on #DCE4CC has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCE4CC?

Its complementary colour is #D4CCE4, and analogous partners are #E4E0CC and #D0E4CC.