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#D4F2CD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D4F2CD

#D4F2CD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 95% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.0); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBCDF2 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D4F2CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red212
Green242
Blue205

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 13.0
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #D4F2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4F2CD.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4F2CD.
17.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4F2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4F2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5EBCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE8CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3EFE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4F2CD?

#D4F2CD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 95% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4F2CD?

Use black text. Black on #D4F2CD has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4F2CD?

Its complementary colour is #EBCDF2, and analogous partners are #E7F2CD and #CDF2D9.