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#DFEAC9

Beige · very light cool green

About #DFEAC9

#DFEAC9 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 92% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.6), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4C9EA (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green234
Blue201

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.3
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #DFEAC9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFEAC9.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFEAC9.
16.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFEAC9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFEAC9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE6C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE6CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2E6E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFEAC9?

#DFEAC9 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 92% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFEAC9?

Use black text. Black on #DFEAC9 has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFEAC9?

Its complementary colour is #D4C9EA, and analogous partners are #EAE5C9 and #CFEAC9.