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#DDEDDB

Beige · very light cool green

About #DDEDDB

#DDEDDB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 93% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.7); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBDBED — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDEDDB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green237
Blue219

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #DDEDDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DDEDDB.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DDEDDB.
17.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DDEDDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEEADA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE8DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCECE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDEDDB?

#DDEDDB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 93% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DDEDDB?

Use black text. Black on #DDEDDB has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDEDDB?

Its complementary colour is #EBDBED, and analogous partners are #E6EDDB and #DBEDE2.