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#CBEFDE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CBEFDE

#CBEFDE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 94% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Pale Mint (ΔE 2.8), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFCBDC (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 16.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green239
Blue222

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 2.8
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #CBEFDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CBEFDE.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CBEFDE.
16.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CBEFDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDEADD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E5DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4EFEA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBEFDE?

#CBEFDE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 94% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CBEFDE?

Use black text. Black on #CBEFDE has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBEFDE?

Its complementary colour is #EFCBDC, and analogous partners are #CBEFCC and #CBEEEF.