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#DCEDDB

Beige · very light cool green

About #DCEDDB

#DCEDDB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 93% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Beige (ΔE 8.0), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECDBED (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green237
Blue219

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #DCEDDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DCEDDB.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DCEDDB.
17.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DCEDDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE9DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE8DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBECE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCEDDB?

#DCEDDB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 93% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DCEDDB?

Use black text. Black on #DCEDDB has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCEDDB?

Its complementary colour is #ECDBED, and analogous partners are #E5EDDB and #DBEDE3.