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#CFE5CC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CFE5CC

#CFE5CC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 90% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.2), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E2CCE5 (thistle), 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 15.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green229
Blue204

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #CFE5CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFE5CC.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFE5CC.
15.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFE5CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFE5CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E0CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DECD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEE3DE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFE5CC?

#CFE5CC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 90% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFE5CC?

Use black text. Black on #CFE5CC has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFE5CC?

Its complementary colour is #E2CCE5, and analogous partners are #DCE5CC and #CCE5D6.