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#DDF6DD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DDF6DD

#DDF6DD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 96% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.5), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F6DDF6 (lavender), 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 — 18.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red221
Green246
Blue221

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.0
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #DDF6DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DDF6DD.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DDF6DD.
18.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDF6DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDF6DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7F1DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3EEDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBF4EF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDF6DD?

#DDF6DD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 96% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DDF6DD?

Use black text. Black on #DDF6DD has a contrast ratio of 18.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDF6DD?

Its complementary colour is #F6DDF6, and analogous partners are #EAF6DD and #DDF6EA.