Nearest-color comparison

Celadon vs Pastel Green

Celadon and Pastel Green are different green colors with HEX values #ACE1AF and #C1E1C1. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 27.7, their contrast ratio is 1.05:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Celadon and Pastel Green are visually related colors. Pastel Green is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.05:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Celadon and Pastel Green across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance27.7

Pair contrast1.05:1

Luminance delta0.0332

Hue delta3 deg

Lighter colorPastel Green

More saturatedCeladon

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

green color

Celadon

Celadon is #ACE1AF, a cool green color with balanced character. Compared with Pastel Green, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#ACE1AF RGB172, 225, 175 HSL123, 47, 78 CMYK24, 0, 22, 12 Luminance0.6572 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

green color

Pastel Green

Pastel Green is #C1E1C1, a cool green color with balanced character. Compared with Celadon, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for soft ui backgrounds, pastel palettes, and gentle product design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#C1E1C1 RGB193, 225, 193 HSL120, 35, 82 CMYK14, 0, 14, 12 Luminance0.6904 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Celadon or Pastel Green

Choose CeladonCeladon is better when the design needs balanced green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #ACE1AF.

Choose Pastel GreenPastel Green is better when the design needs balanced green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #C1E1C1.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyCeladonPastel Green

HEX#ACE1AF#C1E1C1

RGB172, 225, 175193, 225, 193

HSL123, 47, 78120, 35, 82

CMYK24, 0, 22, 1214, 0, 14, 12

FamilyGreenGreen

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneBalancedBalanced

Luminance0.65720.6904

Black contrast14.14:114.81:1

White contrast1.48:11.42:1

Shared tonesBalanced

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Celadonblack text - 14.14:1

Pastel Greenblack text - 14.81:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

#F0FAF0#F0FAF0

White#FFFFFF

#E1ADDF#E1ADDF

#E1C1E1#E1C1E1

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    },
    "description": "Celadon is #ACE1AF, a cool green color with balanced character. Compared with Pastel Green, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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  },
  {
    "slug": "pastel-green",
    "name": "Pastel Green",
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    },
    "description": "Pastel Green is #C1E1C1, a cool green color with balanced character. Compared with Celadon, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for soft ui backgrounds, pastel palettes, and gentle product design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pastel-green/",
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  }
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Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 27.7,
  "contrastRatio": 1.05,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 3,
    "saturation": 12,
    "lightness": 4
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0332,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Pastel Green",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Celadon"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.05,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Celadon",
      "background": "#ACE1AF",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 14.14
    },
    {
      "color": "Pastel Green",
      "background": "#C1E1C1",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 14.81
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Pastel Green is better when the design needs balanced green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #C1E1C1.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json"
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Full JSON dataset

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