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#D2EDDC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D2EDDC

#D2EDDC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 93% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 5.3), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EDD2E3 (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 16.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green237
Blue220

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 5.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #D2EDDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D2EDDC.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D2EDDC.
16.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2EDDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2EDDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE8DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E5DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEEDE8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2EDDC?

#D2EDDC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 93% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D2EDDC?

Use black text. Black on #D2EDDC has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2EDDC?

Its complementary colour is #EDD2E3, and analogous partners are #D5EDD2 and #D2EDEA.