#DCEFC2
Cream · very light cool green
About #DCEFC2
#DCEFC2 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 94% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Cream (ΔE 10.1); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5C2EF — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCEFC2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.17:1 (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 #DCEFC2?
#DCEFC2 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 94% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DCEFC2?
Use black text. Black on #DCEFC2 has a contrast ratio of 17.17:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCEFC2?
Its complementary colour is #D5C2EF, and analogous partners are #EFEBC2 and #C6EFC2.