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#D1E9CD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D1E9CD

#D1E9CD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 91% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.9); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E5CDE9 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D1E9CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red209
Green233
Blue205

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #D1E9CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D1E9CD.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D1E9CD.
16.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1E9CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1E9CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE4CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E1CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0E7E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1E9CD?

#D1E9CD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 91% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D1E9CD?

Use black text. Black on #D1E9CD has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1E9CD?

Its complementary colour is #E5CDE9, and analogous partners are #DFE9CD and #CDE9D7.