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#DFF2D3

Beige · very light cool green

About #DFF2D3

#DFF2D3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 95% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 8.0), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E6D3F2 (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 — 17.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green242
Blue211

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #DFF2D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFF2D3.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFF2D3.
17.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFF2D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFF2D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5EDD1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2EBD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0EFE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFF2D3?

#DFF2D3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 95% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFF2D3?

Use black text. Black on #DFF2D3 has a contrast ratio of 17.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFF2D3?

Its complementary colour is #E6D3F2, and analogous partners are #EFF2D3 and #D3F2D6.