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Pasteltealsoft

Cool Celadon Stream

#daf8ec
Notes

Cool Celadon Stream (#DAF8EC) is a soft teal with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (156°, 68%, 91%) 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 magenta. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#daf8ec
RGB
rgb(218, 248, 236)
HSL
hsl(156, 68%, 91%)
HWB
hwb(156 85% 3%)
OKLCH
oklch(95.4% 0.035 169.5)
HSV
hsv(156, 12%, 97%)
LAB
lab(95.20% -11.96 2.47)
LCH
lch(95.20% 12.22 168.32)
CMYK
cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 3%)

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.

#daf8ec
Original
#f6f4eb
Protanopia
#f0f0ed
Deuteranopia
#d4f8f4
Tritanopia
#f1f1f1
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
1.13:1
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
18.62:1

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