#DDECBD
Cream · very light cool green
About #DDECBD
#DDECBD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 93% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Cream (ΔE 9.7), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCBDEC (periwinkle), 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 — 16.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DDECBD
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DDECBD?
#DDECBD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 93% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DDECBD?
Use black text. Black on #DDECBD has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDECBD?
Its complementary colour is #CCBDEC, and analogous partners are #ECE4BD and #C6ECBD.