#DAFEDF
Pale Mint · very light cool white
About #DAFEDF
#DAFEDF is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 100% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.2); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FEDAF9 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DAFEDF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.22:1, 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 #DAFEDF?
#DAFEDF is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 100% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DAFEDF?
Use black text. Black on #DAFEDF has a contrast ratio of 19.22:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DAFEDF?
Its complementary colour is #FEDAF9, and analogous partners are #E7FEDA and #DAFEF1.