#CCECB6
Cream · very light cool green
About #CCECB6
#CCECB6 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 93% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Cream and Pale Mint (ΔE 16.0), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D6B6EC (wisteria), 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 16.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CCECB6?
#CCECB6 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 93% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CCECB6?
Use black text. Black on #CCECB6 has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CCECB6?
Its complementary colour is #D6B6EC, and analogous partners are #E7ECB6 and #B6ECBB.