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#C8ECCC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C8ECCC

#C8ECCC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 93% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.1), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECC8E8 (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 16.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green236
Blue204

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #C8ECCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C8ECCC.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C8ECCC.
16.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8ECCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8ECCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE5CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E1CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4EAE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8ECCC?

#C8ECCC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 93% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C8ECCC?

Use black text. Black on #C8ECCC has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8ECCC?

Its complementary colour is #ECC8E8, and analogous partners are #D6ECC8 and #C8ECDE.