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#DCECC6

Beige · very light cool green

About #DCECC6

With the hex code #DCECC6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 93% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Beige — a ΔE of 10.1 — followed by Cream. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D6C6EC, 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 16.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green236
Blue198

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.1
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 10.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #DCECC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DCECC6.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DCECC6.
16.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCECC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCECC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1E7C4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEE6C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEE8E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCECC6?

With the hex code #DCECC6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 93% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DCECC6?

Use black text. Black on #DCECC6 has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCECC6?

Its complementary colour is #D6C6EC, and analogous partners are #ECE9C6 and #C9ECC6.