#CFEBEAMint Chip (#CFEBEA) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 194°, lightness 0.92 and chroma 0.029. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #CFEBEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 235, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 41%, 87%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 12%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(91.1 -9.3 -2.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.919 0.029 194) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mint Chip shifts subtly: takes on a green cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#dae5db — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: takes on a green cast#d8ece5 — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#cfebea — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#cfeced — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Mint Chip in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.26:1 and against black 16.72:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#cfebea · #b5cfce · #90a8a7 · #6d8181 · #4b5d5d · #2c3b3b
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#d8f9ff · #cfebea · #9ee1d1 · #97cbb1 · #92b693 · #8ca07a
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#cfebea · #b1c7db · #74b1b0 · #608bb1 · #3b7473 · #3a4f62
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#cfebea · #b1c6c5 · #b4787d · #416564 · #264645 · #142828
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#cfebea · #cec4c5 · #818e8e · #585252 · #182525 · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#cfebea · #929f9f · #334444 · #152727 · #000606 · #e54d68
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#cfebea · #929f9f · #334444 · #152727 · #000606 · #efbc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cfebea · #d5c2c3 · #ad7d80 · #784247 · #3b1319 · #000202
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cfebea · #d5c2c3 · #a67d94 · #764530 · #36142a · #0c0100
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#cfebea · #cdc3d2 · #9981a5 · #6c4d1f · #321d00 · #020005
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#cfebea · #c5c5d6 · #8687af · #784247 · #272300 · #080001
#D4EDEC · #DAEFEE · #DFF1F0 · #E5F3F2 · #EAF5F4
#A7C0BF · #809695 · #5C6F6E · #394A49 · #1A2727
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.