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#DFEFCD

Beige · very light cool green

About #DFEFCD

#DFEFCD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 94% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Beige (ΔE 8.2), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDCDEF (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green239
Blue205

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.2
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 10.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #DFEFCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFEFCD.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFEFCD.
17.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFEFCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3EACB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0E9CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1ECE5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFEFCD?

#DFEFCD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 94% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFEFCD?

Use black text. Black on #DFEFCD has a contrast ratio of 17.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFEFCD?

Its complementary colour is #DDCDEF, and analogous partners are #EFEECD and #CEEFCD.