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#DFE7CC

Beige · very light cool green

About #DFE7CC

#DFE7CC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 91% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 6.4), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4CCE7 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green231
Blue204

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #DFE7CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFE7CC.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFE7CC.
16.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFE7CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFE7CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE4CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE4CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2E4DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFE7CC?

#DFE7CC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 91% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFE7CC?

Use black text. Black on #DFE7CC has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFE7CC?

Its complementary colour is #D4CCE7, and analogous partners are #E7E2CC and #D2E7CC.