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#D0EAD2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D0EAD2

#D0EAD2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 92% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 5.4), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAD0E8 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green234
Blue210

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 5.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 12.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #D0EAD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D0EAD2.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D0EAD2.
16.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0EAD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0EAD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE5D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E2D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDE9E3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0EAD2?

#D0EAD2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 92% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D0EAD2?

Use black text. Black on #D0EAD2 has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0EAD2?

Its complementary colour is #EAD0E8, and analogous partners are #DBEAD0 and #D0EADF.