#AFFFD5Mintastic (#AFFFD5) is a near-white, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 161°, lightness 0.94 and chroma 0.097. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #AFFFD5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 255, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(149, 100%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(149, 31%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31%, 0%, 16%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(94.1 -32.9 12.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.937 0.097 161) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mintastic shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#bef9c6 — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#b9ffd0 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#afffd5 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#aeffd8 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-greenTest Mintastic in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.16:1 and against black 18.09:1, 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.
#afffd5 · #92dcb6 · #70b391 · #508b6d · #30654c · #11422d
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.
#afffd5 · #b1e7b1 · #b2cf91 · #b0b677 · #ab9e63 · #a38755
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.
#afffd5 · #87b2bc · #5b9b7b · #007c8e · #225f43 · #0b3e48
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.
#afffd5 · #b7cdc0 · #bf7ea8 · #466c58 · #2b4c3c · #182d23
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#afffd5 · #d3c9cf · #85938b · #5b5458 · #192720 · #020001
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.
#faeef5 · #d2c4cc · #a697a0 · #2d1c27 · #0a0106 · #afffd5
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#afffd5 · #cadcba · #f22f49 · #55734e · #48314a · #1a0802
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#afffd5 · #ebc3d4 · #b47fd3 · #806268 · #2e3654 · #071314
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#afffd5 · #c9cbe0 · #868abe · #824129 · #421000 · #01000b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#afffd5 · #bfcfe0 · #6b93be · #7a3f66 · #341d00 · #050003
#B9FED9 · #C3FEDE · #CCFDE2 · #D5FDE6 · #DEFCEB
#89D1AC · #64A584 · #427A5E · #20533B · #002E1B
#BDFBDA · #CAF6DE · #D7F2E3
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.