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#CDF2D9

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CDF2D9

#CDF2D9 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 95% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Pale Mint (ΔE 2.5), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2CDE6 (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 — 17.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green242
Blue217

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 2.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 13.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #CDF2D9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CDF2D9.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CDF2D9.
17.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDF2D9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDF2D9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2ECD8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE7DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7F1EB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDF2D9?

#CDF2D9 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 95% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CDF2D9?

Use black text. Black on #CDF2D9 has a contrast ratio of 17.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDF2D9?

Its complementary colour is #F2CDE6, and analogous partners are #D3F2CD and #CDF2EC.