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#DEE7D4

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #DEE7D4

#DEE7D4 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 91% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 5.9); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDD4E7 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DEE7D4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green231
Blue212

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #DEE7D4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DEE7D4.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DEE7D4.
16.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEE7D4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEE7D4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E4D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E4D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFE5E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEE7D4?

#DEE7D4 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 91% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DEE7D4?

Use black text. Black on #DEE7D4 has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEE7D4?

Its complementary colour is #DDD4E7, and analogous partners are #E7E7D4 and #D5E7D4.