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#DCEBD7

Beige · very light cool green

About #DCEBD7

#DCEBD7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 92% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.4), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E6D7EB (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green235
Blue215

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #DCEBD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DCEBD7.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DCEBD7.
16.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCEBD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCEBD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE7D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE6D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCE9E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCEBD7?

#DCEBD7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 92% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DCEBD7?

Use black text. Black on #DCEBD7 has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCEBD7?

Its complementary colour is #E6D7EB, and analogous partners are #E6EBD7 and #D7EBDC.