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#D6EDCE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D6EDCE

With the hex code #D6EDCE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 93% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E5CEED, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red214
Green237
Blue206

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #D6EDCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D6EDCE.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D6EDCE.
16.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6EDCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6EDCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0E8CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE5CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6EAE4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6EDCE?

With the hex code #D6EDCE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 93% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D6EDCE?

Use black text. Black on #D6EDCE has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6EDCE?

Its complementary colour is #E5CEED, and analogous partners are #E6EDCE and #CEEDD6.