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#CAE2CA

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CAE2CA

With the hex code #CAE2CA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 89% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2CAE2, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green226
Blue202

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #CAE2CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CAE2CA.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CAE2CA.
15.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAE2CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAE2CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DDC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDBCB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8E0DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAE2CA?

With the hex code #CAE2CA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 89% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CAE2CA?

Use black text. Black on #CAE2CA has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAE2CA?

Its complementary colour is #E2CAE2, and analogous partners are #D6E2CA and #CAE2D6.