#C9DFCA
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #C9DFCA
#C9DFCA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 87% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.0); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DFC9DE — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C9DFCA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C9DFCA?
#C9DFCA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 87% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C9DFCA?
Use black text. Black on #C9DFCA has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C9DFCA?
Its complementary colour is #DFC9DE, and analogous partners are #D3DFC9 and #C9DFD5.