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#D5EDDF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D5EDDF

#D5EDDF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 93% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.0), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EDD5E3 (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 — 17.01:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red213
Green237
Blue223

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #D5EDDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D5EDDF.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D5EDDF.
17.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5EDDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5EDDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE9DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E6E0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1EDE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5EDDF?

#D5EDDF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 93% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D5EDDF?

Use black text. Black on #D5EDDF has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5EDDF?

Its complementary colour is #EDD5E3, and analogous partners are #D7EDD5 and #D5EDEB.