#DDEDD8
Beige · very light cool green
About #DDEDD8
#DDEDD8 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 93% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.2); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E8D8ED — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDEDD8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DDEDD8
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DDEDD8?
#DDEDD8 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 93% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DDEDD8?
Use black text. Black on #DDEDD8 has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDEDD8?
Its complementary colour is #E8D8ED, and analogous partners are #E8EDD8 and #D8EDDD.