#DEE0CC
Bone · very light warm green
About #DEE0CC
#DEE0CC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 88% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.5); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CECCE0 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DEE0CC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.64:1 (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 #DEE0CC?
#DEE0CC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 88% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DEE0CC?
Use black text. Black on #DEE0CC has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DEE0CC?
Its complementary colour is #CECCE0, and analogous partners are #E0D8CC and #D4E0CC.