#CDE9BE
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #CDE9BE
#CDE9BE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 91% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 12.3), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DABEE9 (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 15.99:1 (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 #CDE9BE?
#CDE9BE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 91% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDE9BE?
Use black text. Black on #CDE9BE has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDE9BE?
Its complementary colour is #DABEE9, and analogous partners are #E3E9BE and #BEE9C4.