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#CFF1DB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CFF1DB

#CFF1DB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 95% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Pale Mint (ΔE 2.5), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F1CFE5 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green241
Blue219

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 2.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 12.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #CFF1DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFF1DB.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFF1DB.
17.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFF1DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFF1DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1EBDA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE7DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAF0EA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFF1DB?

#CFF1DB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 95% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFF1DB?

Use black text. Black on #CFF1DB has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFF1DB?

Its complementary colour is #F1CFE5, and analogous partners are #D4F1CF and #CFF1EC.