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#D4EFCF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D4EFCF

#D4EFCF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 94% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.3), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EACFEF (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 — 17.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red212
Green239
Blue207

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #D4EFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4EFCF.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4EFCF.
17.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4EFCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4EFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1E9CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE6D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3EDE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4EFCF?

#D4EFCF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 94% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4EFCF?

Use black text. Black on #D4EFCF has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4EFCF?

Its complementary colour is #EACFEF, and analogous partners are #E4EFCF and #CFEFDA.