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#DDEFDB

Beige · very light cool green

About #DDEFDB

#DDEFDB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 94% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.7), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EDDBEF (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green239
Blue219

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #DDEFDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DDEFDB.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DDEFDB.
17.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DDEFDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0EBDA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE9DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCEEE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDEFDB?

#DDEFDB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 94% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DDEFDB?

Use black text. Black on #DDEFDB has a contrast ratio of 17.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDEFDB?

Its complementary colour is #EDDBEF, and analogous partners are #E7EFDB and #DBEFE3.