Light cyan

#cef9e6

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light cyan, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Light cyan is a pale green that feels quiet. Greens like this connect to growth and calm. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Light cyan color values

Every conversion for #cef9e6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cef9e6

RGB206, 249, 230

HSL153, 78%, 89%

HSV153, 17%, 98%

CMYK17%, 0%, 8%, 2%

Lab94.56, -17.39, 4.54

XYZ73.61, 86.59, 87.7

Decimal13564390

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone331 C

Shades of light cyan

#a8f4d3 #82f0bf #5debac #37e699 #1ad884 #16b36d #118d56 #0d673f #084128 #031b11

Tints of light cyan

#d1f9e8 #d5fae9 #d8faeb #dbfbed #dffbee #e2fbf0 #e5fcf2 #e8fcf4 #ecfdf5 #effdf7

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#f9cee1 Analogous#cef9d1 Analogous#cef6f9 Triadic#e6cef9 Triadic#f9e6ce Split complementary#f9cef6 Split complementary#f9d0ce

Light cyan in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 17, 0, 8, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cef9e6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 0 8 2

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 4 11 8

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light cyan in css

Copy #cef9e6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cef9e6; }
.text { color: #cef9e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cef9e6; }

How light cyan looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light cyan and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cef9e6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cef9e6 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light cyan on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cef9e6 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light cyan? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light cyan into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cef9e6 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light cyan, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #cef9e6 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.