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#C4DFBE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C4DFBE

With the hex code #C4DFBE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 87% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D9BEDF, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red196
Green223
Blue190

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #C4DFBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4DFBE.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4DFBE.
14.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4DFBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4DFBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1D9BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD6C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3DDD6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4DFBE?

With the hex code #C4DFBE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 87% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C4DFBE?

Use black text. Black on #C4DFBE has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4DFBE?

Its complementary colour is #D9BEDF, and analogous partners are #D5DFBE and #BEDFC9.