#DAECBD
Cream · very light cool green
About #DAECBD
#DAECBD is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 93% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Cream (ΔE 10.6), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFBDEC (periwinkle), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.71:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DAECBD?
#DAECBD is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 93% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DAECBD?
Use black text. Black on #DAECBD has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DAECBD?
Its complementary colour is #CFBDEC, and analogous partners are #ECE7BD and #C3ECBD.