#DEE8BE
Cream · very light warm green
About #DEE8BE
#DEE8BE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 91% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Cream (ΔE 9.4); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C8BEE8 — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DEE8BE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DEE8BE?
#DEE8BE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 91% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DEE8BE?
Use black text. Black on #DEE8BE has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DEE8BE?
Its complementary colour is #C8BEE8, and analogous partners are #E8DDBE and #C9E8BE.