#CAFFAE
Mint · very light cool green
About #CAFFAE
#CAFFAE is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 100% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Mint and Pistachio (ΔE 20.4), with Pistachio the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E3AEFF (mauve), 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 18.43:1 (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 #CAFFAE?
#CAFFAE is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 100% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CAFFAE?
Use black text. Black on #CAFFAE has a contrast ratio of 18.43:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CAFFAE?
Its complementary colour is #E3AEFF, and analogous partners are #F3FFAE and #AEFFBB.