#CEF2DF
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #CEF2DF
#CEF2DF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 95% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Pale Mint (ΔE 2.3); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F2CEE1 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CEF2DF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CEF2DF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CEF2DF?
#CEF2DF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 95% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CEF2DF?
Use black text. Black on #CEF2DF has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEF2DF?
Its complementary colour is #F2CEE1, and analogous partners are #CFF2CE and #CEF2F1.