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#DFE7D3

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #DFE7D3

#DFE7D3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 91% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 5.5); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBD3E7 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFE7D3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green231
Blue211

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.2

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

Text on #DFE7D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DFE7D3.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DFE7D3.
16.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFE7D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFE7D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE4D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E4D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0E5E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFE7D3?

#DFE7D3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 91% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFE7D3?

Use black text. Black on #DFE7D3 has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFE7D3?

Its complementary colour is #DBD3E7, and analogous partners are #E7E5D3 and #D5E7D3.