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Deep Pistachio Gloss

#daeea9
Notes

Deep Pistachio Gloss (#DAEEA9) is a soft lime with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (77°, 67%, 80%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary indigo. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#daeea9
RGB
rgb(218, 238, 169)
HSL
hsl(77, 67%, 80%)
HWB
hwb(77 66% 7%)
OKLCH
oklch(91.8% 0.092 121.4)
HSV
hsv(77, 29%, 93%)
LAB
lab(91.20% -17.85 31.30)
LCH
lch(91.20% 36.03 119.70)
CMYK
cmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 7%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#daeea9
Original
#f6e6a4
Protanopia
#f4e6ac
Deuteranopia
#e0e7dc
Tritanopia
#e5e5e5
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.25:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
16.78:1

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