#DCECBE
Cream · very light cool green
About #DCECBE
#DCECBE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 93% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Cream (ΔE 9.9), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEBEEC (periwinkle), 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 16.78:1 (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 #DCECBE?
#DCECBE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 93% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DCECBE?
Use black text. Black on #DCECBE has a contrast ratio of 16.78:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCECBE?
Its complementary colour is #CEBEEC, and analogous partners are #ECE5BE and #C5ECBE.