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#DAEAD3

Beige · very light cool green

About #DAEAD3

With the hex code #DAEAD3, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 92% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E3D3EA, 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 — 16.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green234
Blue211

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #DAEAD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DAEAD3.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DAEAD3.
16.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAEAD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAEAD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE6D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E5D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAE8E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAEAD3?

With the hex code #DAEAD3, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 92% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAEAD3?

Use black text. Black on #DAEAD3 has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAEAD3?

Its complementary colour is #E3D3EA, and analogous partners are #E6EAD3 and #D3EAD8.