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#DCFCE1

Pale Mint · very light cool white

About #DCFCE1

#DCFCE1 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 99% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.2), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FCDCF7 (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 — 19.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green252
Blue225

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.4
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #DCFCE1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DCFCE1.
1.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DCFCE1.
19.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCFCE1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCFCE1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FDF6E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F7F2E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8FBF4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCFCE1?

#DCFCE1 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 99% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DCFCE1?

Use black text. Black on #DCFCE1 has a contrast ratio of 19.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCFCE1?

Its complementary colour is #FCDCF7, and analogous partners are #E7FCDC and #DCFCF1.