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#DDF0DA

Beige · very light cool green

About #DDF0DA

#DDF0DA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 94% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.6), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EDDAF0 (lavender), 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 17.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green240
Blue218

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #DDF0DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DDF0DA.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DDF0DA.
17.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDF0DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDF0DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1ECD9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEEADB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCEEEA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDF0DA?

#DDF0DA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 94% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DDF0DA?

Use black text. Black on #DDF0DA has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDF0DA?

Its complementary colour is #EDDAF0, and analogous partners are #E8F0DA and #DAF0E2.