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#D2F2CB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D2F2CB

#D2F2CB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 95% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.7), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EBCBF2 (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 — 17.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green242
Blue203

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.7
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 14.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #D2F2CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D2F2CB.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D2F2CB.
17.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2F2CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2F2CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5EBC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE8CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1EFE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2F2CB?

#D2F2CB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 95% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D2F2CB?

Use black text. Black on #D2F2CB has a contrast ratio of 17.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2F2CB?

Its complementary colour is #EBCBF2, and analogous partners are #E6F2CB and #CBF2D8.