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#DFEDD8

Beige · very light cool green

About #DFEDD8

#DFEDD8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 93% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 6.6), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E6D8ED (lavender), 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 17.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green237
Blue216

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #DFEDD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFEDD8.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFEDD8.
17.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFEDD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFEDD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE9D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE8D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFEBE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFEDD8?

#DFEDD8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 93% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFEDD8?

Use black text. Black on #DFEDD8 has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFEDD8?

Its complementary colour is #E6D8ED, and analogous partners are #EAEDD8 and #D8EDDB.