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#DFF2CD

Beige · very light cool green

About #DFF2CD

#DFF2CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 95% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Beige (ΔE 9.7), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E0CDF2 (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 — 17.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green242
Blue205

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.7
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 10.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #DFF2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFF2CD.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFF2CD.
17.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFF2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFF2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F6EDCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3EBCF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1EEE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFF2CD?

#DFF2CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 95% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFF2CD?

Use black text. Black on #DFF2CD has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFF2CD?

Its complementary colour is #E0CDF2, and analogous partners are #F2F2CD and #CDF2CE.