#F5FFFAMint Cream (#F5FFFA) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 165°, lightness 0.99 and chroma 0.012. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F5FFFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(245, 255, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(150, 100%, 98%) |
| HSV | hsv(150, 4%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(99.2 -4.2 1.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.991 0.012 165) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mint Cream shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fff9ea — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#fefff5 — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#f5fffa — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f5fffe — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 1.02:1 and against black 20.57:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f5fffa · #c3ccc7 · #9ca4a0 · #787e7b · #555b58 · #343937
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#f5fffa · #c8f6ce · #c3dfb1 · #bec797 · #b7b083 · #ad9972
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#f5fffa · #a1c1cb · #76a992 · #43899b · #3e6c58 · #2a4b54
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f5fffa · #cbddd4 · #b6829f · #5c7a6c · #3f5a4e · #293a32
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5fffa · #e4dce0 · #949f99 · #615c5f · #1e2924 · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f5fffa · #c7cbc9 · #9b9f9d · #232926 · #040806 · #e357b0
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f5fffa · #c7cbc9 · #9b9f9d · #232926 · #040806 · #f2ba4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f5fffa · #ead9e2 · #b78da4 · #7c4c68 · #3c182e · #000301
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f5fffa · #ead9e2 · #aa91b6 · #834b50 · #321c3c · #090001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f5fffa · #dcdded · #9797c0 · #815039 · #3f1b08 · #010007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f5fffa · #d5e0ee · #839ec1 · #7c4c68 · #372100 · #040002
#F5FDF9 · #F4FCF8 · #F4FAF7 · #F4F9F6 · #F3F7F5
#C7CFCB · #9AA29E · #707673 · #484E4B · #242926
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.