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#C5DFCD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C5DFCD

#C5DFCD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.2), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFC5D7 (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 — 14.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red197
Green223
Blue205

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #C5DFCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C5DFCD.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C5DFCD.
14.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C5DFCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C5DFCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDACC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD7CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1DEDA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C5DFCD?

#C5DFCD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C5DFCD?

Use black text. Black on #C5DFCD has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C5DFCD?

Its complementary colour is #DFC5D7, and analogous partners are #CADFC5 and #C5DFDA.