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#D4E9DE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D4E9DE

#D4E9DE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 91% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.8), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E9D4DF (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green233
Blue222

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.8
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #D4E9DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4E9DE.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4E9DE.
16.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4E9DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4E9DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8E6DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E3DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0E9E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4E9DE?

#D4E9DE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 91% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4E9DE?

Use black text. Black on #D4E9DE has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4E9DE?

Its complementary colour is #E9D4DF, and analogous partners are #D5E9D4 and #D4E9E9.