#CEF0DB
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #CEF0DB
#CEF0DB 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, 9% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Pale Mint (ΔE 2.4); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F0CEE3 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CEF0DB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CEF0DB
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #CEF0DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CEF0DB?
#CEF0DB 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, 9% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CEF0DB?
Use black text. Black on #CEF0DB has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEF0DB?
Its complementary colour is #F0CEE3, and analogous partners are #D2F0CE and #CEF0EC.