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#C1E2BF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C1E2BF

#C1E2BF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 89% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.1), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E0BFE2 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red193
Green226
Blue191

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 16.1

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

Text on #C1E2BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C1E2BF.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C1E2BF.
14.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C1E2BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C1E2BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DBBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DED8C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFE0D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C1E2BF?

#C1E2BF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 89% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C1E2BF?

Use black text. Black on #C1E2BF has a contrast ratio of 14.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C1E2BF?

Its complementary colour is #E0BFE2, and analogous partners are #D3E2BF and #BFE2CF.