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#C6EBCC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C6EBCC

#C6EBCC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 92% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 5.6), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EBC6E5 (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 16.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red198
Green235
Blue204

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 5.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #C6EBCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C6EBCC.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C6EBCC.
16.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C6EBCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C6EBCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE4CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E0CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2E9E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C6EBCC?

#C6EBCC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 92% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C6EBCC?

Use black text. Black on #C6EBCC has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C6EBCC?

Its complementary colour is #EBC6E5, and analogous partners are #D3EBC6 and #C6EBDF.