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#DEE2CE

Eggshell · very light warm green

About #DEE2CE

With the hex code #DEE2CE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 89% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggshell — a ΔE of 5.1 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2CEE2, a lavender 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 15.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green226
Blue206

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.3

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

Text on #DEE2CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DEE2CE.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DEE2CE.
15.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEE2CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEE2CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5E0CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E0CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0E0DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEE2CE?

With the hex code #DEE2CE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 89% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DEE2CE?

Use black text. Black on #DEE2CE has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEE2CE?

Its complementary colour is #D2CEE2, and analogous partners are #E2DCCE and #D4E2CE.