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#DFF1BE

Cream · very light cool green

About #DFF1BE

With the hex code #DFF1BE, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 95% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Cream — a ΔE of 9.9 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0BEF1, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green241
Blue190

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 9.9
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 13.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #DFF1BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #DFF1BE.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #DFF1BE.
17.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFF1BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFF1BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7EBBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5EAC0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3ECE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFF1BE?

With the hex code #DFF1BE, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 95% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFF1BE?

Use black text. Black on #DFF1BE has a contrast ratio of 17.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFF1BE?

Its complementary colour is #D0BEF1, and analogous partners are #F1EABE and #C6F1BE.