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#DFF1DB

Beige · very light cool green

About #DFF1DB

#DFF1DB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 95% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.1); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EDDBF1 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFF1DB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green241
Blue219

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #DFF1DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFF1DB.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFF1DB.
17.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFF1DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFF1DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3EDDA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFEBDC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEEFEB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFF1DB?

#DFF1DB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 95% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFF1DB?

Use black text. Black on #DFF1DB has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFF1DB?

Its complementary colour is #EDDBF1, and analogous partners are #EAF1DB and #DBF1E2.