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#D8F4E1

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #D8F4E1

#D8F4E1 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 96% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 5.2), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F4D8EB (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red216
Green244
Blue225

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 5.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.6
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #D8F4E1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D8F4E1.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #D8F4E1.
17.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8F4E1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8F4E1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EFE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFECE2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4F3EE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8F4E1?

#D8F4E1 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 96% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D8F4E1?

Use black text. Black on #D8F4E1 has a contrast ratio of 17.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8F4E1?

Its complementary colour is #F4D8EB, and analogous partners are #DDF4D8 and #D8F4EF.