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#DEEEDA

Beige · very light cool green

About #DEEEDA

With the hex code #DEEEDA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 93% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 7.2 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EADAEE, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green238
Blue218

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #DEEEDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DEEEDA.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DEEEDA.
17.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DEEEDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0EAD9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE9DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDECE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEEEDA?

With the hex code #DEEEDA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 93% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DEEEDA?

Use black text. Black on #DEEEDA has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEEEDA?

Its complementary colour is #EADAEE, and analogous partners are #E8EEDA and #DAEEE0.