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#D7EBDC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D7EBDC

#D7EBDC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 92% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.9), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EBD7E6 (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 16.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red215
Green235
Blue220

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #D7EBDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D7EBDC.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D7EBDC.
16.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7EBDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7EBDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE7DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E5DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4EAE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7EBDC?

#D7EBDC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 92% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D7EBDC?

Use black text. Black on #D7EBDC has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7EBDC?

Its complementary colour is #EBD7E6, and analogous partners are #DCEBD7 and #D7EBE6.