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#CFEDE2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CFEDE2

#CFEDE2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 93% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.6), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EDCFDA (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 16.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green237
Blue226

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.5
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #CFEDE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFEDE2.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFEDE2.
16.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFEDE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFEDE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE9E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E5E3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9EEEA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFEDE2?

#CFEDE2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 93% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFEDE2?

Use black text. Black on #CFEDE2 has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFEDE2?

Its complementary colour is #EDCFDA, and analogous partners are #CFEDD3 and #CFE9ED.