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#DFE9E2

Off White · very light neutral

About #DFE9E2

#DFE9E2 is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 91% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Off White (ΔE 7.0), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E9DFE6 (light gray), 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 16.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green233
Blue226

Closest named colours

Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 7.0
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 8.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #DFE9E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on off white #DFE9E2.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on off white #DFE9E2.
16.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFE9E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFE9E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E7E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E6E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEE9E7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFE9E2?

#DFE9E2 is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 91% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DFE9E2?

Use black text. Black on #DFE9E2 has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFE9E2?

Its complementary colour is #E9DFE6, and analogous partners are #E1E9DF and #DFE9E7.