#C4E0BC
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #C4E0BC
#C4E0BC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 88% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 10.3); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D8BCE0 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C4E0BC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.74:1 (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 #C4E0BC?
#C4E0BC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 88% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C4E0BC?
Use black text. Black on #C4E0BC has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C4E0BC?
Its complementary colour is #D8BCE0, and analogous partners are #D6E0BC and #BCE0C6.