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#C2E1BC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C2E1BC

#C2E1BC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 88% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 10.3), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBBCE1 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green225
Blue188

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #C2E1BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2E1BC.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C2E1BC.
14.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2E1BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2E1BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DABA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DED7BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0DED6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2E1BC?

#C2E1BC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 88% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2E1BC?

Use black text. Black on #C2E1BC has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2E1BC?

Its complementary colour is #DBBCE1, and analogous partners are #D4E1BC and #BCE1C9.