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#CEFF7F

Mint · very light cool green

About #CEFF7F

With the hex code #CEFF7F, this is a very light green with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 100% green and 50% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Mint and Pale Yellow — a ΔE of 21.6 — followed by Pale Yellow. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B07FFF, a amethyst 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 — 18.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green255
Blue127

Closest named colours

Mint
#98FF98 · ΔE 21.6
Pale Yellow
#FDFD96 · ΔE 22.0
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 28.0

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

Text on #CEFF7F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mint #CEFF7F.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mint #CEFF7F.
18.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEFF7F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEFF7F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF173
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFEE87
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4F5E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEFF7F?

With the hex code #CEFF7F, this is a very light green with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 100% green and 50% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEFF7F?

Use black text. Black on #CEFF7F has a contrast ratio of 18.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEFF7F?

Its complementary colour is #B07FFF, and analogous partners are #FFF07F and #8EFF7F.