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#DDF0CE

Beige · very light cool green

About #DDF0CE

#DDF0CE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 94% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Beige (ΔE 9.0), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E1CEF0 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green240
Blue206

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.0
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #DDF0CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DDF0CE.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DDF0CE.
17.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDF0CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDF0CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EBCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0E9CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEEDE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDF0CE?

#DDF0CE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 94% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DDF0CE?

Use black text. Black on #DDF0CE has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDF0CE?

Its complementary colour is #E1CEF0, and analogous partners are #EEF0CE and #CEF0D0.