#DAFEDE
Pale Mint · very light cool white
About #DAFEDE
#DAFEDE is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 100% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.5), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FEDAFA (thistle), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.21:1 (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 #DAFEDE?
#DAFEDE is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 100% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DAFEDE?
Use black text. Black on #DAFEDE has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DAFEDE?
Its complementary colour is #FEDAFA, and analogous partners are #E8FEDA and #DAFEF0.