#CDE1CA
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #CDE1CA
#CDE1CA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 88% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.2); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DECAE1 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CDE1CA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDE1CA
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDE1CA?
#CDE1CA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 88% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDE1CA?
Use black text. Black on #CDE1CA has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDE1CA?
Its complementary colour is #DECAE1, and analogous partners are #D9E1CA and #CAE1D2.