#CDF4E1
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #CDF4E1
#CDF4E1 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 96% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Pale Mint (ΔE 2.1); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F4CDE0 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CDF4E1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDF4E1
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDF4E1?
#CDF4E1 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 96% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDF4E1?
Use black text. Black on #CDF4E1 has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDF4E1?
Its complementary colour is #F4CDE0, and analogous partners are #CDF4CD and #CDF4F4.