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#DDECD7

Beige · very light cool green

About #DDECD7

With the hex code #DDECD7, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 93% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E6D7EC, a lavender 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 — 17.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red221
Green236
Blue215

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #DDECD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DDECD7.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DDECD7.
17.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDECD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDECD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE8D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE7D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDEAE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDECD7?

With the hex code #DDECD7, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 93% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDECD7?

Use black text. Black on #DDECD7 has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDECD7?

Its complementary colour is #E6D7EC, and analogous partners are #E8ECD7 and #D7ECDB.