Nearest-color comparison
Pastel Mint #CEFAD0 vs Soft Mint #D5F5E3: RGB distance 20.9 and contrast 1.01:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Pastel Mint and Soft Mint are very close, with an RGB distance of 20.9. Pastel Mint is lighter by 0.0105, and Pastel Mint is more saturated by 19 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.01:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Pastel Mint and Soft Mint across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
Pastel Mint is #CEFAD0, a cool green with hue 123°, saturation 81% and luminance 0.8605. Beside Soft Mint, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 18.21:1.
green color
Soft Mint is #D5F5E3, a cool green with hue 146°, saturation 62% and luminance 0.85. Beside Pastel Mint, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 18:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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