#CAFF80
Mint · very light cool green
About #CAFF80
With the hex code #CAFF80, this is a very light green with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 100% green and 50% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Mint and Pale Yellow — a ΔE of 20.1 — followed by Pale Yellow. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B580FF, a amethyst 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 18.13:1 (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 #CAFF80?
With the hex code #CAFF80, this is a very light green with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 100% green and 50% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #CAFF80?
Use black text. Black on #CAFF80 has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CAFF80?
Its complementary colour is #B580FF, and analogous partners are #FFF580 and #8BFF80.