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#DEF0DD

Beige · very light cool green

About #DEF0DD

#DEF0DD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 94% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.7); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFDDF0 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DEF0DD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green240
Blue221

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #DEF0DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DEF0DD.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DEF0DD.
17.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEF0DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEF0DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1ECDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEEADE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDEFEA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEF0DD?

#DEF0DD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 94% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DEF0DD?

Use black text. Black on #DEF0DD has a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEF0DD?

Its complementary colour is #EFDDF0, and analogous partners are #E8F0DD and #DDF0E6.