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#DCECDA

Beige · very light cool green

About #DCECDA

#DCECDA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 93% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.9); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EADAEC — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCECDA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green236
Blue218

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #DCECDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DCECDA.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DCECDA.
17.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DCECDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE9D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE7DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBEBE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCECDA?

#DCECDA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 93% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DCECDA?

Use black text. Black on #DCECDA has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCECDA?

Its complementary colour is #EADAEC, and analogous partners are #E5ECDA and #DAECE1.