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#DDEFC2

Cream · very light cool green

About #DDEFC2

With the hex code #DDEFC2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 94% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Cream — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4C2EF, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green239
Blue194

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 9.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 12.8
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #DDEFC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #DDEFC2.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #DDEFC2.
17.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDEFC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDEFC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4E9BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2E8C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0EAE2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDEFC2?

With the hex code #DDEFC2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 94% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDEFC2?

Use black text. Black on #DDEFC2 has a contrast ratio of 17.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDEFC2?

Its complementary colour is #D4C2EF, and analogous partners are #EFEBC2 and #C7EFC2.