DAFBEE

#DAFBEE closest to Candied Snow

#DAFBEE is a very light white; the closest named color is Candied Snow. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 98.4% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(218, 251, 238)). Its HSL value is 156° hue, 80% saturation and 92% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 2% black. #DAFBEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.01:1.

#DAFBEE color conversion

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Variations of #DAFBEE

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.

#DAFBEE 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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#DAFBEE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F3F2EF
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F9F6ED
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F1F7EE
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F3F2EF
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ECF5EF
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D3FCF7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D7FBF2
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F4F4F4
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EDF5F2

#DAFBEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.10:1 Very poor#DAFBEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.01:1 Super#DAFBEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DAFBEE in CSS

/* Candied Snow */
.color { color: #DAFBEE; }
.background { background-color: #DAFBEE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DAFBEE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(218 251 238);
color: hsl(156 80% 92%);
color: oklch(0.961 0.038 169.8);

#DAFBEE FAQ

What color is #DAFBEE?

#DAFBEE is a very light white. Its closest named color is Candied Snow. It belongs to the white color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DAFBEE?

#DAFBEE is rgb(218, 251, 238) in RGB, hsl(156, 80%, 92%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DAFBEE?

The complementary color of #DAFBEE is #FBDAE7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DAFBEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #DAFBEE: 19.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DAFBEE a warm or cool color?

#DAFBEE is a cool color.