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#DAEAD6

Beige · very light cool green

About #DAEAD6

With the hex code #DAEAD6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 92% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% 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 8.0 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E6D6EA, a lavender 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 16.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green234
Blue214

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #DAEAD6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DAEAD6.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DAEAD6.
16.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAEAD6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAEAD6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE6D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E5D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9E8E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAEAD6?

With the hex code #DAEAD6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 92% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAEAD6?

Use black text. Black on #DAEAD6 has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAEAD6?

Its complementary colour is #E6D6EA, and analogous partners are #E4EAD6 and #D6EADC.