#D2FF9E
Pale Yellow · very light cool green
About #D2FF9E
#D2FF9E is a vivid, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 100% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Pale Yellow and Mint (ΔE 17.8); Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CB9EFF — a mauve tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D2FF9E for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D2FF9E?
#D2FF9E is a vivid, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 100% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D2FF9E?
Use black text. Black on #D2FF9E has a contrast ratio of 18.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D2FF9E?
Its complementary colour is #CB9EFF, and analogous partners are #FFFC9E and #A2FF9E.