#DAEFC7
Cream · very light cool green
About #DAEFC7
#DAEFC7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 94% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Cream (ΔE 10.9); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCC7EF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DAEFC7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.15:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DAEFC7?
#DAEFC7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 94% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DAEFC7?
Use black text. Black on #DAEFC7 has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DAEFC7?
Its complementary colour is #DCC7EF, and analogous partners are #EEEFC7 and #C7EFC8.