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#DEE1CB

Eggshell · very light warm green

About #DEE1CB

#DEE1CB 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, 10% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 5.2); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CECBE1 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DEE1CB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green225
Blue203

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.9

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

Text on #DEE1CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DEE1CB.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DEE1CB.
15.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEE1CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEE1CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5DFCA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5DFCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1DEDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEE1CB?

#DEE1CB 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, 10% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DEE1CB?

Use black text. Black on #DEE1CB has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEE1CB?

Its complementary colour is #CECBE1, and analogous partners are #E1D9CB and #D3E1CB.