#DCE6C8
Beige · very light cool green
About #DCE6C8
#DCE6C8 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 90% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.6); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2C8E6 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCE6C8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.20:1 (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 #DCE6C8?
#DCE6C8 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 90% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DCE6C8?
Use black text. Black on #DCE6C8 has a contrast ratio of 16.20:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCE6C8?
Its complementary colour is #D2C8E6, and analogous partners are #E6E1C8 and #CDE6C8.