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#D1E5CD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D1E5CD

#D1E5CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 90% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.7), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E1CDE5 (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 — 15.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red209
Green229
Blue205

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #D1E5CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D1E5CD.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D1E5CD.
15.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1E5CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1E5CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E1CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DFCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0E3DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1E5CD?

#D1E5CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 90% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D1E5CD?

Use black text. Black on #D1E5CD has a contrast ratio of 15.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1E5CD?

Its complementary colour is #E1CDE5, and analogous partners are #DDE5CD and #CDE5D5.