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#DFEECD

Beige · very light cool green

About #DFEECD

With the hex code #DFEECD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 93% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% 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 7.8 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCCDEE, a thistle 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 — 17.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green238
Blue205

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.2
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #DFEECD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFEECD.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFEECD.
17.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFEECD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2E9CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0E8CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1EBE5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFEECD?

With the hex code #DFEECD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 93% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFEECD?

Use black text. Black on #DFEECD has a contrast ratio of 17.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFEECD?

Its complementary colour is #DCCDEE, and analogous partners are #EEECCD and #CFEECD.