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#CBFF94

Mint · very light cool green

About #CBFF94

With the hex code #CBFF94, this is a very light green with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 100% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Mint and Pale Yellow — a ΔE of 17.2 — followed by Pale Yellow. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C894FF, a amethyst shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green255
Blue148

Closest named colours

Mint
#98FF98 · ΔE 17.2
Pale Yellow
#FDFD96 · ΔE 20.2
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 22.3

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

Text on #CBFF94

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mint #CBFF94.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mint #CBFF94.
18.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBFF94 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBFF94
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF28C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFEE9A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEF7E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBFF94?

With the hex code #CBFF94, this is a very light green with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 100% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBFF94?

Use black text. Black on #CBFF94 has a contrast ratio of 18.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBFF94?

Its complementary colour is #C894FF, and analogous partners are #FFFD94 and #96FF94.