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#DAF2CF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DAF2CF

#DAF2CF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 95% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.2), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E7CFF2 (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 — 17.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green242
Blue207

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.6
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #DAF2CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DAF2CF.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DAF2CF.
17.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAF2CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAF2CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5ECCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1EAD1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAEFE8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAF2CF?

#DAF2CF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 95% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DAF2CF?

Use black text. Black on #DAF2CF has a contrast ratio of 17.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAF2CF?

Its complementary colour is #E7CFF2, and analogous partners are #EBF2CF and #CFF2D6.