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#DFECCE

Beige · very light cool green

About #DFECCE

#DFECCE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 93% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 6.9); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBCEEC — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFECCE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green236
Blue206

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #DFECCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFECCE.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFECCE.
17.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFECCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0E8CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEE7CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1E9E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFECCE?

#DFECCE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 93% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFECCE?

Use black text. Black on #DFECCE has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFECCE?

Its complementary colour is #DBCEEC, and analogous partners are #ECEACE and #D0ECCE.