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#DDEDCE

Beige · very light cool green

About #DDEDCE

#DDEDCE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 93% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.8), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DECEED (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 17.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green237
Blue206

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #DDEDCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DDEDCE.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DDEDCE.
17.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DDEDCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0E8CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEE7CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEEAE4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDEDCE?

#DDEDCE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 93% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DDEDCE?

Use black text. Black on #DDEDCE has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDEDCE?

Its complementary colour is #DECEED, and analogous partners are #ECEDCE and #CEEDCF.