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#CFFDD2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CFFDD2

#CFFDD2 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 99% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 12.0), with Seafoam the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FDCFFA (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 18.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green253
Blue210

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.0
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 15.9
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 17.5

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

Text on #CFFDD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFFDD2.
1.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFFDD2.
18.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFFDD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFFDD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF4D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F7EFD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAFBF1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFFDD2?

#CFFDD2 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 99% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFFDD2?

Use black text. Black on #CFFDD2 has a contrast ratio of 18.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFFDD2?

Its complementary colour is #FDCFFA, and analogous partners are #E3FDCF and #CFFDE9.