#CDEFDC
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #CDEFDC
#CDEFDC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 94% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is virtually identical to Pale Mint (ΔE 2.6), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFCDE0 (thistle), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDEFDC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #CDEFDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDEFDC?
#CDEFDC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 94% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDEFDC?
Use black text. Black on #CDEFDC has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDEFDC?
Its complementary colour is #EFCDE0, and analogous partners are #CFEFCD and #CDEFED.