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#DFF3D0

Beige · very light cool green

About #DFF3D0

#DFF3D0 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 95% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Beige (ΔE 9.2); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E4D0F3 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFF3D0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green243
Blue208

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.2
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #DFF3D0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFF3D0.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFF3D0.
17.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFF3D0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFF3D0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7EECE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3ECD1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0F0E9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFF3D0?

#DFF3D0 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 95% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFF3D0?

Use black text. Black on #DFF3D0 has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFF3D0?

Its complementary colour is #E4D0F3, and analogous partners are #F1F3D0 and #D0F3D3.