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#CEEADC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CEEADC

With the hex code #CEEADC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 92% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EACEDC, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green234
Blue220

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 5.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 12.6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #CEEADC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEEADC.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEEADC.
16.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CEEADC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E6DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E2DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9EAE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEEADC?

With the hex code #CEEADC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 92% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEEADC?

Use black text. Black on #CEEADC has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEEADC?

Its complementary colour is #EACEDC, and analogous partners are #CEEACE and #CEEAEA.