#CEEABA
Cream · very light cool green
About #CEEABA
#CEEABA is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 92% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Cream (ΔE 14.3); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D6BAEA — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CEEABA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CEEABA?
#CEEABA is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 92% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CEEABA?
Use black text. Black on #CEEABA has a contrast ratio of 16.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEEABA?
Its complementary colour is #D6BAEA, and analogous partners are #E6EABA and #BAEABE.