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#D5F0CD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D5F0CD

#D5F0CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 94% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.5), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E8CDF0 (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 — 17.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red213
Green240
Blue205

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.8
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #D5F0CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D5F0CD.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D5F0CD.
17.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5F0CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5F0CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3EACB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEE7CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4EDE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5F0CD?

#D5F0CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 94% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D5F0CD?

Use black text. Black on #D5F0CD has a contrast ratio of 17.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5F0CD?

Its complementary colour is #E8CDF0, and analogous partners are #E7F0CD and #CDF0D7.