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#CEF0DF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CEF0DF

With the hex code #CEF0DF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 94% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 3.3 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F0CEDF, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.15:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green240
Blue223

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 3.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 13.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #CEF0DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEF0DF.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEF0DF.
17.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEF0DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEF0DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFEBDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E6E0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8F0EB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEF0DF?

With the hex code #CEF0DF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 94% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEF0DF?

Use black text. Black on #CEF0DF has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEF0DF?

Its complementary colour is #F0CEDF, and analogous partners are #CEF0CE and #CEF0F0.