#DAEEE9
Off White · very light neutral
About #DAEEE9
#DAEEE9 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, 2% 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 8.9); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EEDADF — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DAEEE9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DAEEE9
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #DAEEE9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DAEEE9?
#DAEEE9 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, 2% 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 #DAEEE9?
Use black text. Black on #DAEEE9 has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DAEEE9?
Its complementary colour is #EEDADF, and analogous partners are #DAEEDF and #DAE9EE.