#DADECE
Bone · very light cool green
About #DADECE
#DADECE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 87% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 4.9), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2CEDE (lavender), 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 15.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DADECE
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How #DADECE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DADECE?
#DADECE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 87% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DADECE?
Use black text. Black on #DADECE has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DADECE?
Its complementary colour is #D2CEDE, and analogous partners are #DEDACE and #D2DECE.