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#D5EBDC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D5EBDC

#D5EBDC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 92% green and 86% 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 very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.3); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBD5E4 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D5EBDC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red213
Green235
Blue220

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #D5EBDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D5EBDC.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D5EBDC.
16.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5EBDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5EBDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE7DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E4DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2EAE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5EBDC?

#D5EBDC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 92% green and 86% 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 #D5EBDC?

Use black text. Black on #D5EBDC has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5EBDC?

Its complementary colour is #EBD5E4, and analogous partners are #D9EBD5 and #D5EBE7.