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#CFF0CB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CFF0CB

#CFF0CB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 94% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.6); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ECCBF0 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFF0CB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.98:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green240
Blue203

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.2
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #CFF0CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFF0CB.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFF0CB.
16.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFF0CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFF0CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2E9C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE6CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDEDE5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFF0CB?

#CFF0CB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 94% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFF0CB?

Use black text. Black on #CFF0CB has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFF0CB?

Its complementary colour is #ECCBF0, and analogous partners are #E2F0CB and #CBF0DA.