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#D2EFC8

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D2EFC8

#D2EFC8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 94% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 10.0), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E5C8EF (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 16.92:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green239
Blue200

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 13.6
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #D2EFC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D2EFC8.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D2EFC8.
16.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2EFC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2EFC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2E8C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE6CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1ECE4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2EFC8?

#D2EFC8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 94% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D2EFC8?

Use black text. Black on #D2EFC8 has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2EFC8?

Its complementary colour is #E5C8EF, and analogous partners are #E5EFC8 and #C8EFD2.