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#DFE6CC

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #DFE6CC

With the hex code #DFE6CC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 90% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggshell — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3CCE6, a thistle 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 16.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green230
Blue204

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #DFE6CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DFE6CC.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DFE6CC.
16.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFE6CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFE6CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE3CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E3CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2E3DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFE6CC?

With the hex code #DFE6CC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 90% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFE6CC?

Use black text. Black on #DFE6CC has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFE6CC?

Its complementary colour is #D3CCE6, and analogous partners are #E6E0CC and #D2E6CC.