#C2FF81
Mint · very light cool green
About #C2FF81
#C2FF81 is a vivid, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 100% green and 51% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Mint and Pale Yellow (ΔE 17.5); Pale Yellow comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BE81FF — a amethyst tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C2FF81 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.91:1, 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 #C2FF81?
#C2FF81 is a vivid, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 100% green and 51% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C2FF81?
Use black text. Black on #C2FF81 has a contrast ratio of 17.91:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C2FF81?
Its complementary colour is #BE81FF, and analogous partners are #FFFD81 and #83FF81.