#D5ECDE
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #D5ECDE
#D5ECDE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 93% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.3); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ECD5E3 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D5ECDE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #D5ECDE
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D5ECDE?
#D5ECDE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 93% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D5ECDE?
Use black text. Black on #D5ECDE has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5ECDE?
Its complementary colour is #ECD5E3, and analogous partners are #D7ECD5 and #D5ECEA.