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#C4EBCE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C4EBCE

#C4EBCE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 92% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 4.6), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EBC4E1 (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 16.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red196
Green235
Blue206

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 4.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #C4EBCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4EBCE.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4EBCE.
16.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4EBCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4EBCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE4CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E0CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFEAE3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4EBCE?

#C4EBCE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 92% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C4EBCE?

Use black text. Black on #C4EBCE has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4EBCE?

Its complementary colour is #EBC4E1, and analogous partners are #CEEBC4 and #C4EBE1.