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#DFECBD

Cream · very light cool green

About #DFECBD

With the hex code #DFECBD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 93% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Cream — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CABDEC, a periwinkle 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 — 16.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green236
Blue189

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 9.1
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 12.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #DFECBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #DFECBD.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #DFECBD.
16.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFECBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2E6BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1E6BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3E7DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFECBD?

With the hex code #DFECBD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 93% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFECBD?

Use black text. Black on #DFECBD has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFECBD?

Its complementary colour is #CABDEC, and analogous partners are #ECE2BD and #C8ECBD.