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#DAF5DA

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DAF5DA

With the hex code #DAF5DA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 96% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 6.1 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F5DAF5, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green245
Blue218

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #DAF5DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DAF5DA.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DAF5DA.
18.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAF5DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAF5DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F6F0D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1EDDB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8F3ED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAF5DA?

With the hex code #DAF5DA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 96% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAF5DA?

Use black text. Black on #DAF5DA has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAF5DA?

Its complementary colour is #F5DAF5, and analogous partners are #E8F5DA and #DAF5E8.