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#DAE8CC

Beige · very light cool green

About #DAE8CC

With the hex code #DAE8CC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 91% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DACCE8, 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 16.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green232
Blue204

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #DAE8CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DAE8CC.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DAE8CC.
16.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAE8CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAE8CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE4CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E3CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBE5E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAE8CC?

With the hex code #DAE8CC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 91% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAE8CC?

Use black text. Black on #DAE8CC has a contrast ratio of 16.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAE8CC?

Its complementary colour is #DACCE8, and analogous partners are #E8E8CC and #CCE8CC.