#CCEBC4
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #CCEBC4
#CCEBC4 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 92% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.9); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E3C4EB — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CCEBC4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CCEBC4
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CCEBC4?
#CCEBC4 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 92% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CCEBC4?
Use black text. Black on #CCEBC4 has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CCEBC4?
Its complementary colour is #E3C4EB, and analogous partners are #E0EBC4 and #C4EBD0.