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#CFEBC4

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CFEBC4

#CFEBC4 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 92% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 10.3); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E0C4EB — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFEBC4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green235
Blue196

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 13.9
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #CFEBC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFEBC4.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFEBC4.
16.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFEBC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFEBC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE4C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E2C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFE8E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFEBC4?

#CFEBC4 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 92% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFEBC4?

Use black text. Black on #CFEBC4 has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFEBC4?

Its complementary colour is #E0C4EB, and analogous partners are #E3EBC4 and #C4EBCD.