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#DDE6C8

Beige · very light cool green

About #DDE6C8

With the hex code #DDE6C8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 90% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1C8E6, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green230
Blue200

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #DDE6C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DDE6C8.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DDE6C8.
16.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDE6C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDE6C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE2C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E2C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0E3DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDE6C8?

With the hex code #DDE6C8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 90% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDE6C8?

Use black text. Black on #DDE6C8 has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDE6C8?

Its complementary colour is #D1C8E6, and analogous partners are #E6E0C8 and #CEE6C8.