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#C4E2BF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C4E2BF

#C4E2BF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 89% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.3), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDBFE2 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.98:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red196
Green226
Blue191

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #C4E2BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4E2BF.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4E2BF.
14.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4E2BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4E2BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DCBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFD9C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2DFD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4E2BF?

#C4E2BF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 89% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C4E2BF?

Use black text. Black on #C4E2BF has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4E2BF?

Its complementary colour is #DDBFE2, and analogous partners are #D6E2BF and #BFE2CB.