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#DAEACE

Beige · very light cool green

About #DAEACE

#DAEACE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 92% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.9), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DECEEA (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 16.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green234
Blue206

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #DAEACE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DAEACE.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DAEACE.
16.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DAEACE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE6CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE4CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBE7E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAEACE?

#DAEACE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 92% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DAEACE?

Use black text. Black on #DAEACE has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAEACE?

Its complementary colour is #DECEEA, and analogous partners are #E8EACE and #CEEAD0.