#DAFEB6
Butter · very light cool green
About #DAFEB6
With the hex code #DAFEB6, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 100% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Butter and Cream — a ΔE of 19.2 — followed by Cream. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAB6FE, a mauve 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 18.83:1 (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 #DAFEB6?
With the hex code #DAFEB6, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 100% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #DAFEB6?
Use black text. Black on #DAFEB6 has a contrast ratio of 18.83:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DAFEB6?
Its complementary colour is #DAB6FE, and analogous partners are #FEFEB6 and #B6FEB6.