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#CBEFCC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CBEFCC

#CBEFCC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 94% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.4), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFCBEE (thistle), 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 16.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green239
Blue204

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #CBEFCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CBEFCC.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CBEFCC.
16.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CBEFCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1E8CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE4CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8EDE5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBEFCC?

#CBEFCC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 94% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CBEFCC?

Use black text. Black on #CBEFCC has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBEFCC?

Its complementary colour is #EFCBEE, and analogous partners are #DCEFCB and #CBEFDE.