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#CDF1CB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CDF1CB

#CDF1CB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 95% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.9), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFCBF1 (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 — 17.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green241
Blue203

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 15.3
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 15.7

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

Text on #CDF1CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CDF1CB.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CDF1CB.
17.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDF1CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDF1CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3EAC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE6CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAEEE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDF1CB?

#CDF1CB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 95% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CDF1CB?

Use black text. Black on #CDF1CB has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDF1CB?

Its complementary colour is #EFCBF1, and analogous partners are #E0F1CB and #CBF1DC.