#DEFEE3
Pale Mint · very light cool white
About #DEFEE3
#DEFEE3 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 100% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% 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 #FEDEF9 (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 — 19.39:1, 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 #DEFEE3?
#DEFEE3 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 100% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DEFEE3?
Use black text. Black on #DEFEE3 has a contrast ratio of 19.39:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DEFEE3?
Its complementary colour is #FEDEF9, and analogous partners are #E9FEDE and #DEFEF3.