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#DAE1CD

Bone · very light cool green

About #DAE1CD

With the hex code #DAE1CD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 88% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4CDE1, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green225
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #DAE1CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DAE1CD.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DAE1CD.
15.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAE1CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAE1CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DECC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DECE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCDFDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAE1CD?

With the hex code #DAE1CD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 88% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAE1CD?

Use black text. Black on #DAE1CD has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAE1CD?

Its complementary colour is #D4CDE1, and analogous partners are #E1DECD and #D0E1CD.