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#CFF2CD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CFF2CD

With the hex code #CFF2CD, 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, 15% 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 8.4 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F0CDF2, 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 — 17.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green242
Blue205

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.6
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #CFF2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFF2CD.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFF2CD.
17.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFF2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFF2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EBCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEE7CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCF0E7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFF2CD?

With the hex code #CFF2CD, 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, 15% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFF2CD?

Use black text. Black on #CFF2CD has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFF2CD?

Its complementary colour is #F0CDF2, and analogous partners are #E2F2CD and #CDF2DD.