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#D0EADE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D0EADE

#D0EADE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 92% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.1), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAD0DC (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 16.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green234
Blue222

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #D0EADE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D0EADE.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D0EADE.
16.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0EADE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0EADE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E6DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E3DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBEAE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0EADE?

#D0EADE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 92% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D0EADE?

Use black text. Black on #D0EADE has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0EADE?

Its complementary colour is #EAD0DC, and analogous partners are #D0EAD1 and #D0E9EA.