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#DAE5CC

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #DAE5CC

With the hex code #DAE5CC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 90% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggshell — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7CCE5, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green229
Blue204

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #DAE5CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DAE5CC.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DAE5CC.
16.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAE5CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAE5CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8E1CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E1CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCE2DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAE5CC?

With the hex code #DAE5CC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 90% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAE5CC?

Use black text. Black on #DAE5CC has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAE5CC?

Its complementary colour is #D7CCE5, and analogous partners are #E5E4CC and #CEE5CC.