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#DDF4DC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DDF4DC

#DDF4DC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 96% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.8), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F3DCF4 (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green244
Blue220

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #DDF4DC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DDF4DC.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DDF4DC.
18.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDF4DC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDF4DC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5EFDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1EDDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBF2ED

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDF4DC?

#DDF4DC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 96% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DDF4DC?

Use black text. Black on #DDF4DC has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDF4DC?

Its complementary colour is #F3DCF4, and analogous partners are #E9F4DC and #DCF4E7.