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#DAECDA

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DAECDA

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

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECDAEC, 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 16.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green236
Blue218

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #DAECDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DAECDA.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DAECDA.
16.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DAECDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE8D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE6DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9EBE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAECDA?

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

›What text colour should I use on #DAECDA?

Use black text. Black on #DAECDA has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAECDA?

Its complementary colour is #ECDAEC, and analogous partners are #E3ECDA and #DAECE3.