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#DFEBD3

Beige · very light cool green

About #DFEBD3

With the hex code #DFEBD3, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 92% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFD3EB, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green235
Blue211

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #DFEBD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFEBD3.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFEBD3.
16.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFEBD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFEBD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE7D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE7D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0E9E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFEBD3?

With the hex code #DFEBD3, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 92% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFEBD3?

Use black text. Black on #DFEBD3 has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFEBD3?

Its complementary colour is #DFD3EB, and analogous partners are #EBEBD3 and #D3EBD3.