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#DEFED0

Cream · very light cool green

About #DEFED0

With the hex code #DEFED0, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 100% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Cream — a ΔE of 12.6 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F0D0FE, a periwinkle 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 19.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green254
Blue208

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 12.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 15.7

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

Text on #DEFED0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #DEFED0.
1.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #DEFED0.
19.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEFED0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEFED0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF6CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FCF4D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEFAF1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEFED0?

With the hex code #DEFED0, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 100% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DEFED0?

Use black text. Black on #DEFED0 has a contrast ratio of 19.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEFED0?

Its complementary colour is #F0D0FE, and analogous partners are #F5FED0 and #D0FED9.