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#DFEADC

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #DFEADC

#DFEADC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 92% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 7.0); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E7DCEA — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFEADC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red223
Green234
Blue220

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.1
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #DFEADC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DFEADC.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DFEADC.
16.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFEADC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE7DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E6DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFE9E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFEADC?

#DFEADC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 92% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFEADC?

Use black text. Black on #DFEADC has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFEADC?

Its complementary colour is #E7DCEA, and analogous partners are #E6EADC and #DCEAE0.