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#DDFDC6

Cream · very light cool green

About #DDFDC6

With the hex code #DDFDC6, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 99% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Cream — a ΔE of 13.7 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E6C6FD, 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 18.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green253
Blue198

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 13.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 17.9
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 18.3

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

Text on #DDFDC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #DDFDC6.
1.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #DDFDC6.
18.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDFDC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDFDC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF5C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FDF2C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEF8EE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDFDC6?

With the hex code #DDFDC6, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 99% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDFDC6?

Use black text. Black on #DDFDC6 has a contrast ratio of 18.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDFDC6?

Its complementary colour is #E6C6FD, and analogous partners are #F9FDC6 and #C6FDCA.