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#DFF0D6

Beige · very light cool green

About #DFF0D6

#DFF0D6 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 94% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 6.9); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E7D6F0 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFF0D6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green240
Blue214

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #DFF0D6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFF0D6.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFF0D6.
17.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFF0D6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFF0D6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2ECD5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0EAD7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFEEE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFF0D6?

#DFF0D6 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 94% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFF0D6?

Use black text. Black on #DFF0D6 has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFF0D6?

Its complementary colour is #E7D6F0, and analogous partners are #ECF0D6 and #D6F0DA.