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#D4E6CF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D4E6CF

#D4E6CF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 90% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.2), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E1CFE6 (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 — 16.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red212
Green230
Blue207

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #D4E6CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4E6CF.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4E6CF.
16.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4E6CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4E6CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8E2CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E0D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3E4DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4E6CF?

#D4E6CF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 90% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4E6CF?

Use black text. Black on #D4E6CF has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4E6CF?

Its complementary colour is #E1CFE6, and analogous partners are #E0E6CF and #CFE6D6.