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#D2EEC8

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D2EEC8

With the hex code #D2EEC8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 93% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4C8EE, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green238
Blue200

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 13.1
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #D2EEC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D2EEC8.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D2EEC8.
16.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2EEC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2EEC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1E8C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE5CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1EBE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2EEC8?

With the hex code #D2EEC8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 93% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2EEC8?

Use black text. Black on #D2EEC8 has a contrast ratio of 16.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2EEC8?

Its complementary colour is #E4C8EE, and analogous partners are #E5EEC8 and #C8EED1.