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#CFFCD6

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CFFCD6

#CFFCD6 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 99% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.5), with Seafoam the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FCCFF5 (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 18.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green252
Blue214

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.5
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 16.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 17.3

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

Text on #CFFCD6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFFCD6.
1.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFFCD6.
18.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFFCD6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFFCD6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FDF4D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5EFD8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAFAF1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFFCD6?

#CFFCD6 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 99% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFFCD6?

Use black text. Black on #CFFCD6 has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFFCD6?

Its complementary colour is #FCCFF5, and analogous partners are #DFFCCF and #CFFCEC.