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#CFF2CE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CFF2CE

#CFF2CE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 95% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.9), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F1CEF2 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful 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
Green242
Blue206

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.4
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #CFF2CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFF2CE.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFF2CE.
17.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFF2CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFF2CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EBCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEE7D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCF0E8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFF2CE?

#CFF2CE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 95% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFF2CE?

Use black text. Black on #CFF2CE has a contrast ratio of 17.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFF2CE?

Its complementary colour is #F1CEF2, and analogous partners are #E1F2CE and #CEF2DF.