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#DAFEF2

Pale Mint · very light cool white

About #DAFEF2

With the hex code #DAFEF2, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 100% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Ivory. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FEDAE6, a baby pink 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 19.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green254
Blue242

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.5
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 12.7
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 13.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #DAFEF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DAFEF2.
1.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DAFEF2.
19.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAFEF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAFEF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FBF9F1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F4F4F3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2FFFA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAFEF2?

With the hex code #DAFEF2, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 100% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAFEF2?

Use black text. Black on #DAFEF2 has a contrast ratio of 19.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAFEF2?

Its complementary colour is #FEDAE6, and analogous partners are #DAFEE0 and #DAF8FE.