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#DFE4D3

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #DFE4D3

#DFE4D3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 89% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 5.2); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D8D3E4 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFE4D3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green228
Blue211

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #DFE4D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DFE4D3.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DFE4D3.
16.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFE4D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFE4D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E2D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E2D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1E2DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFE4D3?

#DFE4D3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 89% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFE4D3?

Use black text. Black on #DFE4D3 has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFE4D3?

Its complementary colour is #D8D3E4, and analogous partners are #E4E1D3 and #D7E4D3.