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#CBECBD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CBECBD

#CBECBD is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 93% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 13.7), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DEBDEC (lilac), 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 — 16.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green236
Blue189

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.7
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 15.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 17.6

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

Text on #CBECBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CBECBD.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CBECBD.
16.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CBECBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0E4BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE1BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBE8DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBECBD?

#CBECBD is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 93% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CBECBD?

Use black text. Black on #CBECBD has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBECBD?

Its complementary colour is #DEBDEC, and analogous partners are #E3ECBD and #BDECC7.