#DCEADF
Off White · very light neutral
About #DCEADF
#DCEADF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 92% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Off White (ΔE 8.5); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EADCE7 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCEADF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DCEADF
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #DCEADF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCEADF?
#DCEADF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 92% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #DCEADF?
Use black text. Black on #DCEADF has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCEADF?
Its complementary colour is #EADCE7, and analogous partners are #E0EADC and #DCEAE6.