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#CFF2D1

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CFF2D1

#CFF2D1 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 95% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.5), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2CFF0 (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 — 17.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green242
Blue209

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 13.7
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #CFF2D1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFF2D1.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFF2D1.
17.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFF2D1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFF2D1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3EBCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE7D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCF0E8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFF2D1?

#CFF2D1 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 95% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFF2D1?

Use black text. Black on #CFF2D1 has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFF2D1?

Its complementary colour is #F2CFF0, and analogous partners are #DEF2CF and #CFF2E3.