Nearest-color comparison

Pastel Mint vs Pastel Green

Pastel Mint and Pastel Green are different green colors with HEX values #CEFAD0 and #C1E1C1. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 31.9, their contrast ratio is 1.23:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Pastel Mint and Pastel Green are visually related colors. Pastel Mint is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.23:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance31.9

Pair contrast1.23:1

Luminance delta0.1701

Hue delta3 deg

Lighter colorPastel Mint

More saturatedPastel Mint

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

green color

Pastel Mint

Pastel Mint is #CEFAD0, a cool green color with light and pastel character. Compared with Pastel Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for soft ui backgrounds, pastel palettes, and gentle product design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#CEFAD0 RGB206, 250, 208 HSL123, 81, 89 CMYK18, 0, 17, 2 Luminance0.8605 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 Pastel Mint, it is darker 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 Pastel Mint or Pastel Green

Choose Pastel MintPastel Mint is better when the design needs light and pastel green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #CEFAD0.

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

PropertyPastel MintPastel Green

HEX#CEFAD0#C1E1C1

RGB206, 250, 208193, 225, 193

HSL123, 81, 89120, 35, 82

CMYK18, 0, 17, 214, 0, 14, 12

FamilyGreenGreen

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneLight, PastelBalanced

Luminance0.86050.6904

Black contrast18.21:114.81:1

White contrast1.15:11.42:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Pastel Mintblack text - 18.21:1

Pastel Greenblack text - 14.81:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

White#FFFFFF

#FACCF7#FACCF7

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

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  "contrastRatio": 1.23,
  "hslDelta": {
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    "saturation": 46,
    "lightness": 7
  },
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  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [],
  "lighterColor": "Pastel Mint",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Pastel Mint"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.23,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Pastel Mint",
      "background": "#CEFAD0",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 18.21
    },
    {
      "color": "Pastel Green",
      "background": "#C1E1C1",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 14.81
    }
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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."
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Related API

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Full JSON dataset

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