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#DAECD7

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DAECD7

With the hex code #DAECD7, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 93% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E9D7EC, a lavender 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 — 16.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green236
Blue215

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #DAECD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DAECD7.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DAECD7.
16.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAECD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAECD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE8D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE6D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9EAE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAECD7?

With the hex code #DAECD7, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 93% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAECD7?

Use black text. Black on #DAECD7 has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAECD7?

Its complementary colour is #E9D7EC, and analogous partners are #E4ECD7 and #D7ECDF.