#DEEBD3
Beige · very light cool green
About #DEEBD3
#DEEBD3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 92% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 6.5); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E0D3EB — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DEEBD3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DEEBD3
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DEEBD3?
#DEEBD3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 92% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DEEBD3?
Use black text. Black on #DEEBD3 has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DEEBD3?
Its complementary colour is #E0D3EB, and analogous partners are #EAEBD3 and #D3EBD4.