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#D0EADB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D0EADB

#D0EADB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 92% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.1), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAD0DF (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red208
Green234
Blue219

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #D0EADB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D0EADB.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D0EADB.
16.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0EADB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0EADB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E6DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E2DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCEAE5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0EADB?

#D0EADB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 92% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D0EADB?

Use black text. Black on #D0EADB has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0EADB?

Its complementary colour is #EAD0DF, and analogous partners are #D2EAD0 and #D0EAE8.