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#DEE3D4

Eggshell · very light neutral

About #DEE3D4

#DEE3D4 is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 89% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 5.7), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D9D4E3 (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 16.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green227
Blue212

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #DEE3D4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DEE3D4.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DEE3D4.
16.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEE3D4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEE3D4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5E1D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E1D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFE1DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEE3D4?

#DEE3D4 is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 89% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DEE3D4?

Use black text. Black on #DEE3D4 has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEE3D4?

Its complementary colour is #D9D4E3, and analogous partners are #E3E1D4 and #D7E3D4.