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#B8DFCA

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #B8DFCA

With the hex code #B8DFCA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 87% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFB8CD, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red184
Green223
Blue202

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 5.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.5
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #B8DFCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B8DFCA.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B8DFCA.
14.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8DFCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8DFCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED9C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D4CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1DFD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8DFCA?

With the hex code #B8DFCA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 87% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B8DFCA?

Use black text. Black on #B8DFCA has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8DFCA?

Its complementary colour is #DFB8CD, and analogous partners are #BADFB8 and #B8DFDD.