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#CFE4AC

Vanilla · very light cool green

About #CFE4AC

#CFE4AC is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 89% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Vanilla (ΔE 13.9), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C1ACE4 (wisteria), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green228
Blue172

Closest named colours

Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 13.9
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 14.9
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #CFE4AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #CFE4AC.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #CFE4AC.
15.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFE4AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFE4AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBDDA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7DCAE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3DED5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFE4AC?

#CFE4AC is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 89% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFE4AC?

Use black text. Black on #CFE4AC has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFE4AC?

Its complementary colour is #C1ACE4, and analogous partners are #E4DDAC and #B3E4AC.