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#DAE1BF

Beige · very light warm green

About #DAE1BF

#DAE1BF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 88% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Beige (ΔE 9.5), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6BFE1 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green225
Blue191

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #DAE1BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DAE1BF.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DAE1BF.
15.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAE1BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAE1BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6DDBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5DEC0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEDDD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAE1BF?

#DAE1BF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 88% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DAE1BF?

Use black text. Black on #DAE1BF has a contrast ratio of 15.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAE1BF?

Its complementary colour is #C6BFE1, and analogous partners are #E1D7BF and #C9E1BF.