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#CEEED6

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CEEED6

#CEEED6 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 93% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 3.3), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EECEE6 (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 16.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green238
Blue214

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 3.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 12.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #CEEED6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEEED6.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEEED6.
16.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEEED6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEEED6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE8D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E5D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAEDE7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEEED6?

#CEEED6 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 93% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEEED6?

Use black text. Black on #CEEED6 has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEEED6?

Its complementary colour is #EECEE6, and analogous partners are #D6EECE and #CEEEE6.