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#DFECD8

Beige · very light cool green

About #DFECD8

With the hex code #DFECD8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 93% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E5D8EC, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green236
Blue216

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.9
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #DFECD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFECD8.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFECD8.
17.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFECD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFECD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE9D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE8D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFEAE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFECD8?

With the hex code #DFECD8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 93% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFECD8?

Use black text. Black on #DFECD8 has a contrast ratio of 17.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFECD8?

Its complementary colour is #E5D8EC, and analogous partners are #E9ECD8 and #D8ECDB.