#CDE9DC
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #CDE9DC
#CDE9DC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 91% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.3), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E9CDDA (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 16.28:1 (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 #CDE9DC?
#CDE9DC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 91% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDE9DC?
Use black text. Black on #CDE9DC has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDE9DC?
Its complementary colour is #E9CDDA, and analogous partners are #CDE9CE and #CDE8E9.