#DCFFB3
Butter · very light cool green
About #DCFFB3
With the hex code #DCFFB3, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 100% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Butter and Pale Yellow — a ΔE of 18.8 — followed by Pale Yellow. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D6B3FF, a mauve shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.00:1, 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 #DCFFB3?
With the hex code #DCFFB3, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 100% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #DCFFB3?
Use black text. Black on #DCFFB3 has a contrast ratio of 19.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCFFB3?
Its complementary colour is #D6B3FF, and analogous partners are #FFFCB3 and #B6FFB3.