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#DBFCE5

Pale Mint · very light cool white

About #DBFCE5

#DBFCE5 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 99% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 5.5), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FCDBF2 (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 — 19.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green252
Blue229

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 5.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.7
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #DBFCE5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DBFCE5.
1.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DBFCE5.
19.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBFCE5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBFCE5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FCF6E4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6F2E6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6FBF5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBFCE5?

#DBFCE5 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 99% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DBFCE5?

Use black text. Black on #DBFCE5 has a contrast ratio of 19.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBFCE5?

Its complementary colour is #FCDBF2, and analogous partners are #E2FCDB and #DBFCF6.