#CAEBB4
Cream · very light cool green
About #CAEBB4
#CAEBB4 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 92% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Cream and Pale Mint (ΔE 16.7); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5B4EB — a wisteria tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CAEBB4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.05:1 (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 #CAEBB4?
#CAEBB4 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 92% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CAEBB4?
Use black text. Black on #CAEBB4 has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CAEBB4?
Its complementary colour is #D5B4EB, and analogous partners are #E5EBB4 and #B4EBBA.