#DCEDBA
Cream · very light cool green
About #DCEDBA
#DCEDBA is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 93% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Cream (ΔE 10.5), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBBAED (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 16.87:1 (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 #DCEDBA?
#DCEDBA is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 93% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DCEDBA?
Use black text. Black on #DCEDBA has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCEDBA?
Its complementary colour is #CBBAED, and analogous partners are #EDE4BA and #C3EDBA.