#CEEFDC
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #CEEFDC
#CEEFDC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 94% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Pale Mint (ΔE 2.9); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFCEE1 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CEEFDC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.00:1 (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 #CEEFDC?
#CEEFDC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 94% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CEEFDC?
Use black text. Black on #CEEFDC has a contrast ratio of 17.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEEFDC?
Its complementary colour is #EFCEE1, and analogous partners are #D0EFCE and #CEEFED.