#D5EADD
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #D5EADD
#D5EADD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 92% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.2); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EAD5E2 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D5EADD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D5EADD?
#D5EADD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 92% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D5EADD?
Use black text. Black on #D5EADD has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5EADD?
Its complementary colour is #EAD5E2, and analogous partners are #D8EAD5 and #D5EAE8.