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#DFEAD0

Beige · very light cool green

About #DFEAD0

#DFEAD0 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 92% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 6.2); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBD0EA — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFEAD0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red223
Green234
Blue208

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #DFEAD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFEAD0.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFEAD0.
16.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFEAD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFEAD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE6CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE6D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1E7E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFEAD0?

#DFEAD0 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 92% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFEAD0?

Use black text. Black on #DFEAD0 has a contrast ratio of 16.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFEAD0?

Its complementary colour is #DBD0EA, and analogous partners are #EAE8D0 and #D2EAD0.