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#CEF2CE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CEF2CE

With the hex code #CEF2CE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 95% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F2CEF2, 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 17.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green242
Blue206

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.7
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 15.7

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

Text on #CEF2CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEF2CE.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CEF2CE.
17.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEF2CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEF2CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EBCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE7D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBF0E8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEF2CE?

With the hex code #CEF2CE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 95% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEF2CE?

Use black text. Black on #CEF2CE has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEF2CE?

Its complementary colour is #F2CEF2, and analogous partners are #E0F2CE and #CEF2E0.