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#CCE0CE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CCE0CE

#CCE0CE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 88% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.4), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E0CCDE (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 15.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green224
Blue206

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #CCE0CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CCE0CE.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CCE0CE.
15.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCE0CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCE0CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DCCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDDACF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CADFDB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCE0CE?

#CCE0CE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 88% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CCE0CE?

Use black text. Black on #CCE0CE has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCE0CE?

Its complementary colour is #E0CCDE, and analogous partners are #D4E0CC and #CCE0D8.