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#D0F2CD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D0F2CD

#D0F2CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 95% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.5), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFCDF2 (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 — 17.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red208
Green242
Blue205

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.3
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #D0F2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D0F2CD.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D0F2CD.
17.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0F2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0F2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EBCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEE7CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEEFE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0F2CD?

#D0F2CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 95% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D0F2CD?

Use black text. Black on #D0F2CD has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0F2CD?

Its complementary colour is #EFCDF2, and analogous partners are #E3F2CD and #CDF2DD.