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#DFF4D6

Beige · very light cool green

About #DFF4D6

With the hex code #DFF4D6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 96% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Beige — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBD6F4, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green244
Blue214

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #DFF4D6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFF4D6.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFF4D6.
18.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFF4D6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFF4D6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7EFD4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3EDD7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFF1EB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFF4D6?

With the hex code #DFF4D6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 96% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFF4D6?

Use black text. Black on #DFF4D6 has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFF4D6?

Its complementary colour is #EBD6F4, and analogous partners are #EEF4D6 and #D6F4DC.