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#D1EADA

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D1EADA

#D1EADA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 92% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.2), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAD1E1 (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 16.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red209
Green234
Blue218

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #D1EADA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D1EADA.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D1EADA.
16.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1EADA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1EADA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE6D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E3DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDEAE5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1EADA?

#D1EADA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 92% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D1EADA?

Use black text. Black on #D1EADA has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1EADA?

Its complementary colour is #EAD1E1, and analogous partners are #D5EAD1 and #D1EAE7.