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#C6DDCB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C6DDCB

#C6DDCB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.3), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDC6D8 (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 — 14.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red198
Green221
Blue203

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #C6DDCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C6DDCB.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C6DDCB.
14.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C6DDCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C6DDCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD9CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D6CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3DCD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C6DDCB?

#C6DDCB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C6DDCB?

Use black text. Black on #C6DDCB has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C6DDCB?

Its complementary colour is #DDC6D8, and analogous partners are #CDDDC6 and #C6DDD6.