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#DFF3D3

Beige · very light cool green

About #DFF3D3

#DFF3D3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 95% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Beige (ΔE 8.4); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E7D3F3 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFF3D3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green243
Blue211

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #DFF3D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFF3D3.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFF3D3.
17.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFF3D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFF3D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F6EED1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3ECD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFF0EA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFF3D3?

#DFF3D3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 95% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFF3D3?

Use black text. Black on #DFF3D3 has a contrast ratio of 17.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFF3D3?

Its complementary colour is #E7D3F3, and analogous partners are #EFF3D3 and #D3F3D7.