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#D4F2DE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D4F2DE

#D4F2DE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 95% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 4.1), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2D4E8 (thistle), 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 17.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green242
Blue222

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 4.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #D4F2DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4F2DE.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D4F2DE.
17.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4F2DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4F2DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EDDD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE9DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0F1EC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4F2DE?

#D4F2DE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 95% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4F2DE?

Use black text. Black on #D4F2DE has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4F2DE?

Its complementary colour is #F2D4E8, and analogous partners are #D9F2D4 and #D4F2ED.