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#CDEBC4

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CDEBC4

With the hex code #CDEBC4, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 92% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 10.0 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2C4EB, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best 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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Red205
Green235
Blue196

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #CDEBC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CDEBC4.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CDEBC4.
16.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDEBC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDEBC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE4C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E1C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCE8E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDEBC4?

With the hex code #CDEBC4, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 92% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDEBC4?

Use black text. Black on #CDEBC4 has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDEBC4?

Its complementary colour is #E2C4EB, and analogous partners are #E1EBC4 and #C4EBCF.