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#D8EBD4

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D8EBD4

With the hex code #D8EBD4, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 92% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E7D4EB, 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 16.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red216
Green235
Blue212

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #D8EBD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D8EBD4.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D8EBD4.
16.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8EBD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8EBD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE7D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E5D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7E9E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8EBD4?

With the hex code #D8EBD4, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 92% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D8EBD4?

Use black text. Black on #D8EBD4 has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8EBD4?

Its complementary colour is #E7D4EB, and analogous partners are #E3EBD4 and #D4EBDC.