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#CCE1CA

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CCE1CA

#CCE1CA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 88% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.9), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFCAE1 (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 15.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green225
Blue202

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #CCE1CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CCE1CA.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CCE1CA.
15.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCE1CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCE1CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DDC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDACB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBDFDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCE1CA?

#CCE1CA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 88% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CCE1CA?

Use black text. Black on #CCE1CA has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCE1CA?

Its complementary colour is #DFCAE1, and analogous partners are #D8E1CA and #CAE1D3.