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#D4F2CF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D4F2CF

#D4F2CF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 95% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.0), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EDCFF2 (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 — 17.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red212
Green242
Blue207

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 12.5
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #D4F2CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4F2CF.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4F2CF.
17.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4F2CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4F2CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4ECCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE9D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2EFE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4F2CF?

#D4F2CF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 95% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4F2CF?

Use black text. Black on #D4F2CF has a contrast ratio of 17.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4F2CF?

Its complementary colour is #EDCFF2, and analogous partners are #E6F2CF and #CFF2DB.