#CEEFD9
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #CEEFD9
#CEEFD9 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 94% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Pale Mint (ΔE 2.7); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFCEE4 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CEEFD9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CEEFD9?
#CEEFD9 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 94% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CEEFD9?
Use black text. Black on #CEEFD9 has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEEFD9?
Its complementary colour is #EFCEE4, and analogous partners are #D4EFCE and #CEEFEA.