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#DEEAE6

Off White · very light neutral

About #DEEAE6

#DEEAE6 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 92% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Off White (ΔE 7.2); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EADEE2 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DEEAE6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green234
Blue230

Closest named colours

Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 7.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.6
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #DEEAE6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on off white #DEEAE6.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on off white #DEEAE6.
17.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEEAE6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEEAE6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E8E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E7E6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCEAE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEEAE6?

#DEEAE6 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 92% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DEEAE6?

Use black text. Black on #DEEAE6 has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEEAE6?

Its complementary colour is #EADEE2, and analogous partners are #DEEAE0 and #DEE8EA.