#DDEFD9
Beige · very light cool green
About #DDEFD9
#DDEFD9 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 94% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.4); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBD9EF — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDEFD9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.42:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DDEFD9?
#DDEFD9 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 94% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DDEFD9?
Use black text. Black on #DDEFD9 has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDEFD9?
Its complementary colour is #EBD9EF, and analogous partners are #E8EFD9 and #D9EFE0.