#DAEBD7
Beige · very light cool green
About #DAEBD7
#DAEBD7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 92% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Beige (ΔE 8.1); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E8D7EB — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DAEBD7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DAEBD7
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DAEBD7?
#DAEBD7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 92% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DAEBD7?
Use black text. Black on #DAEBD7 has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DAEBD7?
Its complementary colour is #E8D7EB, and analogous partners are #E4EBD7 and #D7EBDE.