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#DFE7D0

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #DFE7D0

#DFE7D0 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 91% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 5.8); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D8D0E7 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFE7D0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red223
Green231
Blue208

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #DFE7D0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DFE7D0.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DFE7D0.
16.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFE7D0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFE7D0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE4CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E4D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1E4E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFE7D0?

#DFE7D0 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 91% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFE7D0?

Use black text. Black on #DFE7D0 has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFE7D0?

Its complementary colour is #D8D0E7, and analogous partners are #E7E4D0 and #D4E7D0.