#CDECB7
Cream · very light cool green
About #CDECB7
With the hex code #CDECB7, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 93% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Cream and Pale Mint — a ΔE of 15.5 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D6B7EC, a wisteria shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 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 #CDECB7?
With the hex code #CDECB7, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 93% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #CDECB7?
Use black text. Black on #CDECB7 has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDECB7?
Its complementary colour is #D6B7EC, and analogous partners are #E8ECB7 and #B7ECBB.