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#DCEFCB

Beige · very light cool green

About #DCEFCB

#DCEFCB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 94% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Beige (ΔE 9.7); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DECBEF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCEFCB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green239
Blue203

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.7
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #DCEFCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DCEFCB.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DCEFCB.
17.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DCEFCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3EAC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0E8CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDECE5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCEFCB?

#DCEFCB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 94% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DCEFCB?

Use black text. Black on #DCEFCB has a contrast ratio of 17.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCEFCB?

Its complementary colour is #DECBEF, and analogous partners are #EEEFCB and #CBEFCC.