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#DDECC6

Beige · very light cool green

About #DDECC6

#DDECC6 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 93% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Beige (ΔE 9.8), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5C6EC (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green236
Blue198

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.8
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 10.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #DDECC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DDECC6.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DDECC6.
16.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDECC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDECC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1E7C4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEE6C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0E8E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDECC6?

#DDECC6 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 93% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DDECC6?

Use black text. Black on #DDECC6 has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDECC6?

Its complementary colour is #D5C6EC, and analogous partners are #ECE8C6 and #CAECC6.