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#DDE6CF

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #DDE6CF

#DDE6CF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 90% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 6.3), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D8CFE6 (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 — 16.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green230
Blue207

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #DDE6CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DDE6CF.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DDE6CF.
16.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDE6CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDE6CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E3CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E2D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFE3DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDE6CF?

#DDE6CF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 90% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DDE6CF?

Use black text. Black on #DDE6CF has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDE6CF?

Its complementary colour is #D8CFE6, and analogous partners are #E6E3CF and #D2E6CF.