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#CFF1DA

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CFF1DA

With the hex code #CFF1DA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 95% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 2.6 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F1CFE6, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green241
Blue218

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 2.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 12.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #CFF1DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFF1DA.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFF1DA.
17.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFF1DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFF1DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1EBD9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE7DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAF0EA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFF1DA?

With the hex code #CFF1DA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 95% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFF1DA?

Use black text. Black on #CFF1DA has a contrast ratio of 17.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFF1DA?

Its complementary colour is #F1CFE6, and analogous partners are #D5F1CF and #CFF1EB.