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#CEECDB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CEECDB

#CEECDB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 93% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 4.4), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECCEDF (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green236
Blue219

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 4.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 12.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #CEECDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEECDB.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEECDB.
16.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CEECDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE7DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E3DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9ECE7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEECDB?

#CEECDB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 93% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEECDB?

Use black text. Black on #CEECDB has a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEECDB?

Its complementary colour is #ECCEDF, and analogous partners are #D0ECCE and #CEECEA.