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#DAE9CD

Beige · very light cool green

About #DAE9CD

#DAE9CD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 91% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.8); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCCDE9 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DAE9CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green233
Blue205

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #DAE9CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DAE9CD.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DAE9CD.
16.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAE9CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAE9CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE5CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE4CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBE6E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAE9CD?

#DAE9CD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 91% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DAE9CD?

Use black text. Black on #DAE9CD has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAE9CD?

Its complementary colour is #DCCDE9, and analogous partners are #E8E9CD and #CDE9CE.