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#CDEDDB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CDEDDB

#CDEDDB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 93% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 3.5), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EDCDDF (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 — 16.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green237
Blue219

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 3.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 12.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #CDEDDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CDEDDB.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CDEDDB.
16.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDEDDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE8DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E4DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8EDE8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDEDDB?

#CDEDDB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 93% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CDEDDB?

Use black text. Black on #CDEDDB has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDEDDB?

Its complementary colour is #EDCDDF, and analogous partners are #CFEDCD and #CDEDEB.