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#DEE8DE

Off White · very light neutral

About #DEE8DE

#DEE8DE is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 91% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Off White (ΔE 7.8), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E8DEE8 (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 16.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green232
Blue222

Closest named colours

Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 7.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.9
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #DEE8DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on off white #DEE8DE.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on off white #DEE8DE.
16.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEE8DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEE8DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E6DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E5DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDE7E5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEE8DE?

#DEE8DE is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 91% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DEE8DE?

Use black text. Black on #DEE8DE has a contrast ratio of 16.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEE8DE?

Its complementary colour is #E8DEE8, and analogous partners are #E3E8DE and #DEE8E3.