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#DAEDBB

Cream · very light cool green

About #DAEDBB

With the hex code #DAEDBB, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 93% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Cream — a ΔE of 11.0 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEBBED, a periwinkle 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 — 16.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red218
Green237
Blue187

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 11.0
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 13.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #DAEDBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #DAEDBB.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #DAEDBB.
16.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DAEDBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3E7B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0E6BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDE8DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAEDBB?

With the hex code #DAEDBB, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 93% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAEDBB?

Use black text. Black on #DAEDBB has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAEDBB?

Its complementary colour is #CEBBED, and analogous partners are #EDE7BB and #C1EDBB.