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#DEFEF1

Pale Mint · very light cool white

About #DEFEF1

With the hex code #DEFEF1, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 100% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Ivory. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FEDEEB, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green254
Blue241

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.8
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 11.4
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #DEFEF1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DEFEF1.
1.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DEFEF1.
19.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEFEF1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEFEF1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FCF9F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6F5F2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8FEFA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEFEF1?

With the hex code #DEFEF1, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 100% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DEFEF1?

Use black text. Black on #DEFEF1 has a contrast ratio of 19.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEFEF1?

Its complementary colour is #FEDEEB, and analogous partners are #DEFEE1 and #DEFBFE.