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#DAECC6

Beige · very light cool green

About #DAECC6

#DAECC6 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 93% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Beige (ΔE 10.6), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D8C6EC (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 16.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green236
Blue198

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.6
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 10.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #DAECC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DAECC6.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DAECC6.
16.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAECC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAECC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0E7C4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE5C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCE8E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAECC6?

#DAECC6 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 93% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DAECC6?

Use black text. Black on #DAECC6 has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAECC6?

Its complementary colour is #D8C6EC, and analogous partners are #ECEBC6 and #C7ECC6.