#DAE0AE
Vanilla · very light warm green
About #DAE0AE
#DAE0AE is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 88% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Vanilla (ΔE 9.4), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B4AEE0 (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 15.25:1 (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 #DAE0AE?
#DAE0AE is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 88% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DAE0AE?
Use black text. Black on #DAE0AE has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DAE0AE?
Its complementary colour is #B4AEE0, and analogous partners are #E0CDAE and #C1E0AE.