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#DFF4EA

Off White · very light cool green

About #DFF4EA

#DFF4EA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 96% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Off White (ΔE 8.9); Ivory comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F4DFE9 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFF4EA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green244
Blue234

Closest named colours

Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 8.9
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 9.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #DFF4EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on off white #DFF4EA.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on off white #DFF4EA.
18.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFF4EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFF4EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3F1EA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFEEEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBF4F1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFF4EA?

#DFF4EA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 96% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFF4EA?

Use black text. Black on #DFF4EA has a contrast ratio of 18.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFF4EA?

Its complementary colour is #F4DFE9, and analogous partners are #DFF4DF and #DFF4F4.