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#CDEBC5

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CDEBC5

#CDEBC5 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 92% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.6), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E3C5EB (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green235
Blue197

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #CDEBC5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CDEBC5.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CDEBC5.
16.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDEBC5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDEBC5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE4C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E1C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCE8E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDEBC5?

#CDEBC5 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 92% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CDEBC5?

Use black text. Black on #CDEBC5 has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDEBC5?

Its complementary colour is #E3C5EB, and analogous partners are #E0EBC5 and #C5EBD0.