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#D4F2CE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D4F2CE

With the hex code #D4F2CE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 95% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECCEF2, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green242
Blue206

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 12.7
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #D4F2CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4F2CE.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4F2CE.
17.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4F2CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4F2CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4ECCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE8D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3EFE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4F2CE?

With the hex code #D4F2CE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 95% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D4F2CE?

Use black text. Black on #D4F2CE has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4F2CE?

Its complementary colour is #ECCEF2, and analogous partners are #E6F2CE and #CEF2DA.