#DFFDCF
Cream · very light cool green
About #DFFDCF
#DFFDCF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 99% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Cream (ΔE 11.9); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EDCFFD — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFFDCF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DFFDCF?
#DFFDCF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 99% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DFFDCF?
Use black text. Black on #DFFDCF has a contrast ratio of 19.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFFDCF?
Its complementary colour is #EDCFFD, and analogous partners are #F6FDCF and #CFFDD6.