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#DAEDE7

Off White · very light neutral

About #DAEDE7

#DAEDE7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 93% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Off White (ΔE 8.8); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EDDAE0 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DAEDE7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green237
Blue231

Closest named colours

Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 8.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #DAEDE7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on off white #DAEDE7.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on off white #DAEDE7.
17.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAEDE7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAEDE7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBEAE7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E8E7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6EEEB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAEDE7?

#DAEDE7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 93% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DAEDE7?

Use black text. Black on #DAEDE7 has a contrast ratio of 17.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAEDE7?

Its complementary colour is #EDDAE0, and analogous partners are #DAEDDD and #DAEAED.