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#CFE1CD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CFE1CD

#CFE1CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 88% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.7), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFCDE1 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green225
Blue205

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #CFE1CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFE1CD.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFE1CD.
15.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFE1CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFE1CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DDCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDBCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEE0DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFE1CD?

#CFE1CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 88% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFE1CD?

Use black text. Black on #CFE1CD has a contrast ratio of 15.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFE1CD?

Its complementary colour is #DFCDE1, and analogous partners are #D9E1CD and #CDE1D5.