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#C4E0CA

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C4E0CA

#C4E0CA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 88% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.5), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E0C4DA (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 14.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red196
Green224
Blue202

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #C4E0CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4E0CA.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4E0CA.
14.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4E0CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4E0CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DBC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBD8CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1DFD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4E0CA?

#C4E0CA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 88% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C4E0CA?

Use black text. Black on #C4E0CA has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4E0CA?

Its complementary colour is #E0C4DA, and analogous partners are #CCE0C4 and #C4E0D8.