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#CFFCD1

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CFFCD1

#CFFCD1 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 99% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 11.9); Seafoam comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FCCFFA — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFFCD1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green252
Blue209

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.9
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 16.0
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 17.3

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

Text on #CFFCD1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFFCD1.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFFCD1.
18.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFFCD1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFFCD1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FEF3CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6EFD3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBF9F0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFFCD1?

#CFFCD1 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 99% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFFCD1?

Use black text. Black on #CFFCD1 has a contrast ratio of 18.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFFCD1?

Its complementary colour is #FCCFFA, and analogous partners are #E4FCCF and #CFFCE8.