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#CDEEDC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CDEEDC

With the hex code #CDEEDC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 93% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 3.2 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EECDDF, 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 16.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green238
Blue220

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 3.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 13.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #CDEEDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CDEEDC.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CDEEDC.
16.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDEEDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE9DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E5DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7EEE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDEEDC?

With the hex code #CDEEDC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 93% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDEEDC?

Use black text. Black on #CDEEDC has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDEEDC?

Its complementary colour is #EECDDF, and analogous partners are #CFEECD and #CDEEEC.