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#DFF4D4

Beige · very light cool green

About #DFF4D4

#DFF4D4 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 96% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Beige (ΔE 8.7), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E9D4F4 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green244
Blue212

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.1
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #DFF4D4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFF4D4.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFF4D4.
18.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFF4D4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFF4D4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7EFD2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3EDD5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFF1EB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFF4D4?

#DFF4D4 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 96% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFF4D4?

Use black text. Black on #DFF4D4 has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFF4D4?

Its complementary colour is #E9D4F4, and analogous partners are #EFF4D4 and #D4F4D9.