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#DCECD7

Beige · very light cool green

About #DCECD7

#DCECD7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 93% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.4); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E7D7EC — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCECD7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green236
Blue215

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #DCECD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DCECD7.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DCECD7.
17.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCECD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCECD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE8D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE7D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCEAE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCECD7?

#DCECD7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 93% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DCECD7?

Use black text. Black on #DCECD7 has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCECD7?

Its complementary colour is #E7D7EC, and analogous partners are #E7ECD7 and #D7ECDC.