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#D1EFCF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D1EFCF

#D1EFCF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 94% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.7), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EDCFEF (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 — 16.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red209
Green239
Blue207

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 12.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #D1EFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D1EFCF.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D1EFCF.
16.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1EFCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1EFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1E9CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE6D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFEDE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1EFCF?

#D1EFCF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 94% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D1EFCF?

Use black text. Black on #D1EFCF has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1EFCF?

Its complementary colour is #EDCFEF, and analogous partners are #E1EFCF and #CFEFDD.