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#DFECD0

Beige · very light cool green

About #DFECD0

#DFECD0 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 93% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 6.5), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDD0EC (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green236
Blue208

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #DFECD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFECD0.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFECD0.
17.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFECD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFECD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE8CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE7D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1E9E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFECD0?

#DFECD0 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 93% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFECD0?

Use black text. Black on #DFECD0 has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFECD0?

Its complementary colour is #DDD0EC, and analogous partners are #ECEBD0 and #D1ECD0.