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#D8ECDA

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D8ECDA

#D8ECDA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 93% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.4), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECD8EA (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 16.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red216
Green236
Blue218

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #D8ECDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D8ECDA.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D8ECDA.
16.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8ECDA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8ECDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE8D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E6DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6EBE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8ECDA?

#D8ECDA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 93% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D8ECDA?

Use black text. Black on #D8ECDA has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8ECDA?

Its complementary colour is #ECD8EA, and analogous partners are #E0ECD8 and #D8ECE4.