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#D2ECDA

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D2ECDA

#D2ECDA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 93% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 5.4), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECD2E4 (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 16.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green236
Blue218

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 5.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #D2ECDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D2ECDA.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D2ECDA.
16.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2ECDA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2ECDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE7D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E4DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEEBE7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2ECDA?

#D2ECDA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 93% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D2ECDA?

Use black text. Black on #D2ECDA has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2ECDA?

Its complementary colour is #ECD2E4, and analogous partners are #D7ECD2 and #D2ECE7.