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#B4FFAD

Mint · very light cool green

About #B4FFAD

#B4FFAD is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 100% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Mint (ΔE 14.2); Seafoam comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F8ADFF — a mauve tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #B4FFAD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red180
Green255
Blue173

Closest named colours

Mint
#98FF98 · ΔE 14.2
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 20.9
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 20.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #B4FFAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mint #B4FFAD.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mint #B4FFAD.
17.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B4FFAD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B4FFAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF1A8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F7EAB2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AEFAEA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B4FFAD?

#B4FFAD is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 100% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B4FFAD?

Use black text. Black on #B4FFAD has a contrast ratio of 17.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B4FFAD?

Its complementary colour is #F8ADFF, and analogous partners are #DDFFAD and #ADFFCF.