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#DDE1CB

Eggshell · very light warm green

About #DDE1CB

#DDE1CB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 88% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 5.5), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFCBE1 (thistle), 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 — 15.71:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red221
Green225
Blue203

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.1

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

Text on #DDE1CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DDE1CB.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DDE1CB.
15.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDE1CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDE1CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5DECA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4DFCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0DEDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDE1CB?

#DDE1CB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 88% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDE1CB?

Use black text. Black on #DDE1CB has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDE1CB?

Its complementary colour is #CFCBE1, and analogous partners are #E1DACB and #D2E1CB.