#DEFEF0
Pale Mint · very light cool white
About #DEFEF0
#DEFEF0 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 100% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.5); Ivory comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FEDEEC — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DEFEF0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.54:1 (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 #DEFEF0?
#DEFEF0 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 100% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DEFEF0?
Use black text. Black on #DEFEF0 has a contrast ratio of 19.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DEFEF0?
Its complementary colour is #FEDEEC, and analogous partners are #DEFEE0 and #DEFCFE.