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#DDE6CB

Beige · very light cool green

About #DDE6CB

With the hex code #DDE6CB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 90% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% 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 6.9 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4CBE6, a thistle 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 — 16.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red221
Green230
Blue203

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #DDE6CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DDE6CB.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DDE6CB.
16.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDE6CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDE6CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE2CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E2CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFE3DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDE6CB?

With the hex code #DDE6CB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 90% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDE6CB?

Use black text. Black on #DDE6CB has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDE6CB?

Its complementary colour is #D4CBE6, and analogous partners are #E6E2CB and #D0E6CB.