DAEFBE

#DAEFBE Mellow Mint

#DAEFBE is a very light, muted green named Mellow Mint. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 93.7% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(218, 239, 190)). Its HSL value is 86° hue, 60% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 6% black. #DAEFBE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.07:1.

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Variations of #DAEFBE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#DAEFBE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DAEFBE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DAEFBE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F1E7C0
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F5E8BB
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EEEABC
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F1E7C0
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EBEABF
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DDEAE1
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DAEDCF
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E8E8E8
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E4E9DE

#DAEFBE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.23:1 Very poor#DAEFBE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.07:1 Super#DAEFBE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DAEFBE in CSS

/* Mellow Mint */
.color { color: #DAEFBE; }
.background { background-color: #DAEFBE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DAEFBE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(218 239 190);
color: hsl(86 60% 84%);
color: oklch(0.924 0.068 126.6);

#DAEFBE FAQ

What color is #DAEFBE?

#DAEFBE is a very light, muted green. Its closest named color is Mellow Mint. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DAEFBE?

#DAEFBE is rgb(218, 239, 190) in RGB, hsl(86, 60%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 0%, 21%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DAEFBE?

The complementary color of #DAEFBE is #D3BEEF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DAEFBE?

Black text has the best contrast on #DAEFBE: 17.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DAEFBE a warm or cool color?

#DAEFBE is a cool color.