#DADFB8
Wheat · very light warm green
About #DADFB8
#DADFB8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 87% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Wheat (ΔE 11.3), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDB8DF (periwinkle), 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 15.23:1 (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 #DADFB8?
#DADFB8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 87% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DADFB8?
Use black text. Black on #DADFB8 has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DADFB8?
Its complementary colour is #BDB8DF, and analogous partners are #DFD1B8 and #C7DFB8.