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#DEEFCF

Beige · very light cool green

About #DEEFCF

#DEEFCF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 94% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 8.0); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E0CFEF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DEEFCF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green239
Blue207

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #DEEFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

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

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DEEFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EACD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0E9D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFECE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEEFCF?

#DEEFCF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 94% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DEEFCF?

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

›What colours go with #DEEFCF?

Its complementary colour is #E0CFEF, and analogous partners are #EEEFCF and #CFEFD0.