#DEFDCF
Cream · very light cool green
About #DEFDCF
#DEFDCF is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 99% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Cream (ΔE 12.3), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EECFFD (periwinkle), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DEFDCF?
#DEFDCF is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 99% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DEFDCF?
Use black text. Black on #DEFDCF has a contrast ratio of 19.06:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DEFDCF?
Its complementary colour is #EECFFD, and analogous partners are #F5FDCF and #CFFDD7.