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#DEE7D3

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #DEE7D3

#DEE7D3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 91% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 5.9), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DCD3E7 (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green231
Blue211

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #DEE7D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DEE7D3.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DEE7D3.
16.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEE7D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEE7D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE4D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E4D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFE5E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEE7D3?

#DEE7D3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 91% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DEE7D3?

Use black text. Black on #DEE7D3 has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEE7D3?

Its complementary colour is #DCD3E7, and analogous partners are #E7E6D3 and #D4E7D3.