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#D4E9DB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D4E9DB

#D4E9DB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 91% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.9), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E9D4E2 (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 — 16.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red212
Green233
Blue219

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #D4E9DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4E9DB.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4E9DB.
16.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4E9DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4E9DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E5DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E3DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1E9E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4E9DB?

#D4E9DB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 91% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4E9DB?

Use black text. Black on #D4E9DB has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4E9DB?

Its complementary colour is #E9D4E2, and analogous partners are #D8E9D4 and #D4E9E6.