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#CAE2CB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CAE2CB

#CAE2CB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 89% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.0), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E2CAE1 (thistle), 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 — 15.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green226
Blue203

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.0
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 #CAE2CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CAE2CB.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CAE2CB.
15.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAE2CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAE2CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DDCA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDBCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8E1DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAE2CB?

#CAE2CB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 89% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CAE2CB?

Use black text. Black on #CAE2CB has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAE2CB?

Its complementary colour is #E2CAE1, and analogous partners are #D5E2CA and #CAE2D7.