#CBFF80
Mint · very light cool green
About #CBFF80
#CBFF80 is a very light, vivid green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 100% green and 50% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Mint and Pale Yellow (ΔE 20.4), with Pale Yellow the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B480FF (amethyst), 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 18.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CBFF80
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBFF80?
#CBFF80 is a very light, vivid green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 100% green and 50% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CBFF80?
Use black text. Black on #CBFF80 has a contrast ratio of 18.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBFF80?
Its complementary colour is #B480FF, and analogous partners are #FFF380 and #8CFF80.