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#CCEFC2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CCEFC2

#CCEFC2 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 94% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 12.5), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E5C2EF (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 16.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green239
Blue194

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.5
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 15.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 17.2

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

Text on #CCEFC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CCEFC2.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CCEFC2.
16.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCEFC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCEFC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2E7BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE4C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBECE2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCEFC2?

#CCEFC2 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 94% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CCEFC2?

Use black text. Black on #CCEFC2 has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCEFC2?

Its complementary colour is #E5C2EF, and analogous partners are #E3EFC2 and #C2EFCE.