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#CAECC7

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CAECC7

#CAECC7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 93% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.7), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E9C7EC (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 — 16.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green236
Blue199

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #CAECC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CAECC7.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CAECC7.
16.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAECC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAECC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE5C5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E1C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8E9E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAECC7?

#CAECC7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 93% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CAECC7?

Use black text. Black on #CAECC7 has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAECC7?

Its complementary colour is #E9C7EC, and analogous partners are #DDECC7 and #C7ECD7.