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#CBF2D8

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CBF2D8

#CBF2D8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 95% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Pale Mint (ΔE 2.7), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2CBE5 (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 17.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green242
Blue216

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 2.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 16.1

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

Text on #CBF2D8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CBF2D8.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CBF2D8.
17.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBF2D8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBF2D8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EBD7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE7D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5F1EA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBF2D8?

#CBF2D8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 95% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CBF2D8?

Use black text. Black on #CBF2D8 has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBF2D8?

Its complementary colour is #F2CBE5, and analogous partners are #D2F2CB and #CBF2EC.