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#DCEDCE

Beige · very light cool green

About #DCEDCE

With the hex code #DCEDCE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 93% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Beige — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFCEED, 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 17.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green237
Blue206

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #DCEDCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

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

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DCEDCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0E8CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEE7CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDEAE4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCEDCE?

With the hex code #DCEDCE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 93% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DCEDCE?

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

›What colours go with #DCEDCE?

Its complementary colour is #DFCEED, and analogous partners are #ECEDCE and #CEEDD0.