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#CEECB9

Cream · very light cool green

About #CEECB9

With the hex code #CEECB9, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 93% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Cream — a ΔE of 14.9 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7B9EC, a wisteria shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green236
Blue185

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 14.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.9
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 17.2

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

Text on #CEECB9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #CEECB9.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #CEECB9.
16.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEECB9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEECB9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1E4B6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE2BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFE8DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEECB9?

With the hex code #CEECB9, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 93% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEECB9?

Use black text. Black on #CEECB9 has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEECB9?

Its complementary colour is #D7B9EC, and analogous partners are #E8ECB9 and #B9ECBD.