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#CFF1CB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CFF1CB

With the hex code #CFF1CB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 95% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EDCBF1, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green241
Blue203

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.6
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #CFF1CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFF1CB.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFF1CB.
17.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFF1CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFF1CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3EAC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE6CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDEEE6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFF1CB?

With the hex code #CFF1CB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 95% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFF1CB?

Use black text. Black on #CFF1CB has a contrast ratio of 17.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFF1CB?

Its complementary colour is #EDCBF1, and analogous partners are #E2F1CB and #CBF1DA.