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#CEEACE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CEEACE

#CEEACE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 92% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 5.8), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EACEEA (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 16.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green234
Blue206

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 5.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #CEEACE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEEACE.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEEACE.
16.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CEEACE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE4CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E1CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCE8E2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEEACE?

#CEEACE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 92% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEEACE?

Use black text. Black on #CEEACE has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEEACE?

Its complementary colour is #EACEEA, and analogous partners are #DCEACE and #CEEADC.