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#DEEEDF

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #DEEEDF

#DEEEDF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 93% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggshell (ΔE 8.3); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EEDEED — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DEEEDF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green238
Blue223

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.3
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #DEEEDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DEEEDF.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DEEEDF.
17.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DEEEDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFEBDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE9E0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDEDEA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEEEDF?

#DEEEDF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 93% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DEEEDF?

Use black text. Black on #DEEEDF has a contrast ratio of 17.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEEEDF?

Its complementary colour is #EEDEED, and analogous partners are #E5EEDE and #DEEEE7.