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#DCE7CE

Beige · very light cool green

About #DCE7CE

With the hex code #DCE7CE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 91% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D9CEE7, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green231
Blue206

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #DCE7CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DCE7CE.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DCE7CE.
16.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCE7CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCE7CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE3CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E3CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEE4E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCE7CE?

With the hex code #DCE7CE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 91% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DCE7CE?

Use black text. Black on #DCE7CE has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCE7CE?

Its complementary colour is #D9CEE7, and analogous partners are #E7E6CE and #D0E7CE.