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#DEE7CC

Beige · very light cool green

About #DEE7CC

With the hex code #DEE7CC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 91% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5CCE7, a thistle 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 16.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green231
Blue204

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #DEE7CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DEE7CC.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DEE7CC.
16.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEE7CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEE7CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE3CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E3CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0E4DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEE7CC?

With the hex code #DEE7CC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 91% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DEE7CC?

Use black text. Black on #DEE7CC has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEE7CC?

Its complementary colour is #D5CCE7, and analogous partners are #E7E3CC and #D1E7CC.