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#DADFA8

Vanilla · very light warm green

About #DADFA8

With the hex code #DADFA8, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 87% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Vanilla — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Wheat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADA8DF, a wisteria 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 15.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green223
Blue168

Closest named colours

Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 8.4
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 12.5
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #DADFA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #DADFA8.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #DADFA8.
15.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DADFA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DADFA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8DAA4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8DBAA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1D8D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DADFA8?

With the hex code #DADFA8, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 87% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DADFA8?

Use black text. Black on #DADFA8 has a contrast ratio of 15.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DADFA8?

Its complementary colour is #ADA8DF, and analogous partners are #DFC9A8 and #BEDFA8.