#DAFAFE
Ice Blue · very light cool white
About #DAFAFE
#DAFAFE is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 98% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 6.9); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FEDEDA — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DAFAFE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DAFAFE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #DAFAFE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DAFAFE?
#DAFAFE is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 98% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DAFAFE?
Use black text. Black on #DAFAFE has a contrast ratio of 19.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DAFAFE?
Its complementary colour is #FEDEDA, and analogous partners are #DAFEF0 and #DAE8FE.