#DFE6C8
Beige · very light warm green
About #DFE6C8
#DFE6C8 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 90% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.0); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFC8E6 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFE6C8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.29:1 (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 #DFE6C8?
#DFE6C8 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 90% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DFE6C8?
Use black text. Black on #DFE6C8 has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFE6C8?
Its complementary colour is #CFC8E6, and analogous partners are #E6DEC8 and #D0E6C8.