#B8D5CD
Powder Blue · very light cool green
About #B8D5CD
#B8D5CD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.7); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5B8C0 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #B8D5CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #B8D5CD
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B8D5CD?
#B8D5CD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B8D5CD?
Use black text. Black on #B8D5CD has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B8D5CD?
Its complementary colour is #D5B8C0, and analogous partners are #B8D5BE and #B8CFD5.