#DDFDEE
Pale Mint · very light cool white
About #DDFDEE
#DDFDEE is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 99% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.0), with Ivory the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FDDDEC (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 19.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DDFDEE?
#DDFDEE is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 99% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DDFDEE?
Use black text. Black on #DDFDEE has a contrast ratio of 19.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDFDEE?
Its complementary colour is #FDDDEC, and analogous partners are #DDFDDE and #DDFCFD.