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#DFE3CB

Eggshell · very light warm green

About #DFE3CB

#DFE3CB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 89% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 5.4); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFCBE3 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFE3CB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green227
Blue203

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.8

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

Text on #DFE3CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DFE3CB.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DFE3CB.
15.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFE3CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFE3CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E0CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E1CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2E0DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFE3CB?

#DFE3CB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 89% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFE3CB?

Use black text. Black on #DFE3CB has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFE3CB?

Its complementary colour is #CFCBE3, and analogous partners are #E3DBCB and #D3E3CB.