#D3EADC
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #D3EADC
#D3EADC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 92% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.3); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EAD3E1 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D3EADC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #D3EADC
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D3EADC?
#D3EADC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 92% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D3EADC?
Use black text. Black on #D3EADC has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D3EADC?
Its complementary colour is #EAD3E1, and analogous partners are #D6EAD3 and #D3EAE8.