#D9FFC2
Cream · very light cool green
About #D9FFC2
With the hex code #D9FFC2, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 100% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Cream and Seafoam — a ΔE of 16.9 — followed by Seafoam. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E8C2FF, a mauve 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 19.03:1 (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 #D9FFC2?
With the hex code #D9FFC2, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 100% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #D9FFC2?
Use black text. Black on #D9FFC2 has a contrast ratio of 19.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D9FFC2?
Its complementary colour is #E8C2FF, and analogous partners are #F8FFC2 and #C2FFC9.