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#D3EBD7

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D3EBD7

#D3EBD7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 92% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 5.8), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EBD3E7 (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 — 16.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red211
Green235
Blue215

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 5.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #D3EBD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3EBD7.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D3EBD7.
16.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3EBD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3EBD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE7D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E4D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0EAE5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3EBD7?

#D3EBD7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 92% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D3EBD7?

Use black text. Black on #D3EBD7 has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3EBD7?

Its complementary colour is #EBD3E7, and analogous partners are #DBEBD3 and #D3EBE3.