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#CEF1CB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CEF1CB

#CEF1CB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 95% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.9); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EECBF1 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CEF1CB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green241
Blue203

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.9
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #CEF1CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEF1CB.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEF1CB.
17.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEF1CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEF1CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3EAC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE6CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCEEE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEF1CB?

#CEF1CB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 95% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEF1CB?

Use black text. Black on #CEF1CB has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEF1CB?

Its complementary colour is #EECBF1, and analogous partners are #E1F1CB and #CBF1DB.