#D6FDED
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #D6FDED
#D6FDED is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 99% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 5.6); Ivory comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FDD6E6 — a bubblegum tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D6FDED for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D6FDED?
#D6FDED is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 99% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D6FDED?
Use black text. Black on #D6FDED has a contrast ratio of 19.13:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D6FDED?
Its complementary colour is #FDD6E6, and analogous partners are #D6FDDA and #D6FAFD.