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#DAE1CE

Bone · very light cool green

About #DAE1CE

#DAE1CE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 88% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.1), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5CEE1 (thistle), 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 15.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green225
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #DAE1CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #DAE1CE.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #DAE1CE.
15.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAE1CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAE1CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DECD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DECF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCDFDB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAE1CE?

#DAE1CE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 88% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DAE1CE?

Use black text. Black on #DAE1CE has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAE1CE?

Its complementary colour is #D5CEE1, and analogous partners are #E1DFCE and #D1E1CE.