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#D4E6D1

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D4E6D1

With the hex code #D4E6D1, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 90% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E3D1E6, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red212
Green230
Blue209

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #D4E6D1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4E6D1.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4E6D1.
16.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4E6D1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4E6D1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E2D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E0D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3E4E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4E6D1?

With the hex code #D4E6D1, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 90% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D4E6D1?

Use black text. Black on #D4E6D1 has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4E6D1?

Its complementary colour is #E3D1E6, and analogous partners are #DFE6D1 and #D1E6D9.