#E2FEE9
Pale Mint · very light cool white
About #E2FEE9
#E2FEE9 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 100% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.3); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FEE2F7 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E2FEE9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.59:1, 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 #E2FEE9?
#E2FEE9 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 100% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E2FEE9?
Use black text. Black on #E2FEE9 has a contrast ratio of 19.59:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E2FEE9?
Its complementary colour is #FEE2F7, and analogous partners are #E9FEE2 and #E2FEF7.