#B4DBCE
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #B4DBCE
#B4DBCE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 86% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.2); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBB4C1 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #B4DBCE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #B4DBCE
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B4DBCE?
#B4DBCE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 86% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B4DBCE?
Use black text. Black on #B4DBCE has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B4DBCE?
Its complementary colour is #DBB4C1, and analogous partners are #B4DBBB and #B4D5DB.