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#DFEFCF

Beige · very light cool green

About #DFEFCF

With the hex code #DFEFCF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 94% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFCFEF, 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 — 17.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green239
Blue207

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #DFEFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFEFCF.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFEFCF.
17.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFEFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3EACD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0E9D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0ECE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFEFCF?

With the hex code #DFEFCF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 94% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFEFCF?

Use black text. Black on #DFEFCF has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFEFCF?

Its complementary colour is #DFCFEF, and analogous partners are #EFEFCF and #CFEFCF.