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#DAE8CF

Beige · very light cool green

About #DAE8CF

With the hex code #DAE8CF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 91% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% 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 7.6 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DDCFE8, 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 — 16.42:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green232
Blue207

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #DAE8CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DAE8CF.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DAE8CF.
16.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAE8CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAE8CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE4CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E3D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBE6E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAE8CF?

With the hex code #DAE8CF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 91% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAE8CF?

Use black text. Black on #DAE8CF has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAE8CF?

Its complementary colour is #DDCFE8, and analogous partners are #E7E8CF and #CFE8D1.