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#DAEFCF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DAEFCF

#DAEFCF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 94% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.8), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E4CFEF (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green239
Blue207

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #DAEFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DAEFCF.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DAEFCF.
17.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DAEFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EACD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEE8D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAECE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAEFCF?

#DAEFCF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 94% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DAEFCF?

Use black text. Black on #DAEFCF has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAEFCF?

Its complementary colour is #E4CFEF, and analogous partners are #EAEFCF and #CFEFD4.