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#D6EADE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D6EADE

#D6EADE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 92% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.7), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAD6E2 (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red214
Green234
Blue222

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.3
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #D6EADE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D6EADE.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D6EADE.
16.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6EADE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6EADE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E7DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E4DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3EAE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6EADE?

#D6EADE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 92% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D6EADE?

Use black text. Black on #D6EADE has a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6EADE?

Its complementary colour is #EAD6E2, and analogous partners are #D8EAD6 and #D6EAE8.