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#D2EDD9

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D2EDD9

#D2EDD9 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 4.8), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EDD2E6 (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 — 16.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green237
Blue217

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 4.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #D2EDD9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D2EDD9.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D2EDD9.
16.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2EDD9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2EDD9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE8D8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E5DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEECE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2EDD9?

#D2EDD9 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 #D2EDD9?

Use black text. Black on #D2EDD9 has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2EDD9?

Its complementary colour is #EDD2E6, and analogous partners are #D9EDD2 and #D2EDE7.