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#DFF4D7

Beige · very light cool green

About #DFF4D7

#DFF4D7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 96% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Beige (ΔE 8.1), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECD7F4 (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 — 18.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green244
Blue215

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #DFF4D7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFF4D7.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFF4D7.
18.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFF4D7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFF4D7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F6EFD5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3EDD8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFF2EC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFF4D7?

#DFF4D7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 96% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFF4D7?

Use black text. Black on #DFF4D7 has a contrast ratio of 18.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFF4D7?

Its complementary colour is #ECD7F4, and analogous partners are #EEF4D7 and #D7F4DD.