#DAFEF1
Pale Mint · very light cool white
About #DAFEF1
#DAFEF1 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 100% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.2); Ivory comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FEDAE7 — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DAFEF1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.43:1, 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 #DAFEF1?
#DAFEF1 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 100% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DAFEF1?
Use black text. Black on #DAFEF1 has a contrast ratio of 19.43:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DAFEF1?
Its complementary colour is #FEDAE7, and analogous partners are #DAFEDF and #DAF9FE.