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#DDF2D5

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DDF2D5

#DDF2D5 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 95% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.1), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAD5F2 (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 — 17.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red221
Green242
Blue213

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #DDF2D5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DDF2D5.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DDF2D5.
17.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDF2D5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDF2D5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EDD3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1EBD6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDF0EA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDF2D5?

#DDF2D5 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 95% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DDF2D5?

Use black text. Black on #DDF2D5 has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDF2D5?

Its complementary colour is #EAD5F2, and analogous partners are #EBF2D5 and #D5F2DB.