#CAEAD8
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #CAEAD8
#CAEAD8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 92% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 3.7), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EACADC (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 16.27:1 (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 #CAEAD8?
#CAEAD8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 92% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CAEAD8?
Use black text. Black on #CAEAD8 has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CAEAD8?
Its complementary colour is #EACADC, and analogous partners are #CCEACA and #CAEAE8.