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#D2FFAC

Pale Yellow · very light cool green

About #D2FFAC

#D2FFAC is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 100% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is somewhere between Pale Yellow and Pistachio (ΔE 20.1), with Pistachio the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D9ACFF (mauve), 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 18.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green255
Blue172

Closest named colours

Pale Yellow
#FDFD96 · ΔE 20.1
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 21.1
Mint
#98FF98 · ΔE 22.3

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

Text on #D2FFAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale yellow #D2FFAC.
1.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale yellow #D2FFAC.
18.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2FFAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2FFAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF4A6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFF0B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4F8EA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2FFAC?

#D2FFAC is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 100% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D2FFAC?

Use black text. Black on #D2FFAC has a contrast ratio of 18.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2FFAC?

Its complementary colour is #D9ACFF, and analogous partners are #FBFFAC and #ACFFB0.