#DCFFAD
Pale Yellow · very light cool green
About #DCFFAD
With the hex code #DCFFAD, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 100% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Pale Yellow and Butter — a ΔE of 17.2 — followed by Butter. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0ADFF, a mauve shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.95:1, 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 #DCFFAD?
With the hex code #DCFFAD, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 100% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #DCFFAD?
Use black text. Black on #DCFFAD has a contrast ratio of 18.95:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCFFAD?
Its complementary colour is #D0ADFF, and analogous partners are #FFF9AD and #B3FFAD.