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#C8ECBD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C8ECBD

#C8ECBD is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 93% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 13.7), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E1BDEC (lilac), 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 — 16.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red200
Green236
Blue189

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.7
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 16.5
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 16.7

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

Text on #C8ECBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C8ECBD.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C8ECBD.
16.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8ECBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8ECBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE4BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E1BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7E8DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8ECBD?

#C8ECBD is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 93% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C8ECBD?

Use black text. Black on #C8ECBD has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8ECBD?

Its complementary colour is #E1BDEC, and analogous partners are #E0ECBD and #BDECCA.