#DCEFB8
Cream · very light cool green
About #DCEFB8
#DCEFB8 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 94% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Cream (ΔE 11.5), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBB8EF (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 17.08:1 (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 #DCEFB8?
#DCEFB8 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 94% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DCEFB8?
Use black text. Black on #DCEFB8 has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCEFB8?
Its complementary colour is #CBB8EF, and analogous partners are #EFE7B8 and #C0EFB8.