#AFD5BE
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #AFD5BE
#AFD5BE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 84% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.5); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5AFC6 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #AFD5BE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AFD5BE
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AFD5BE?
#AFD5BE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 84% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AFD5BE?
Use black text. Black on #AFD5BE has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AFD5BE?
Its complementary colour is #D5AFC6, and analogous partners are #B3D5AF and #AFD5D1.