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#CEEFDA

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CEEFDA

With the hex code #CEEFDA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 94% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 2.7 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EFCEE3, 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 16.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green239
Blue218

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 2.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 12.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #CEEFDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEEFDA.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEEFDA.
16.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CEEFDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEEAD9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E5DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9EEE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEEFDA?

With the hex code #CEEFDA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 94% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEEFDA?

Use black text. Black on #CEEFDA has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEEFDA?

Its complementary colour is #EFCEE3, and analogous partners are #D3EFCE and #CEEFEA.