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#B8DFCB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #B8DFCB

#B8DFCB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 5.9), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFB8CC (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red184
Green223
Blue203

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 5.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #B8DFCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B8DFCB.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B8DFCB.
14.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8DFCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8DFCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED9CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D4CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1DFD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8DFCB?

#B8DFCB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B8DFCB?

Use black text. Black on #B8DFCB has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8DFCB?

Its complementary colour is #DFB8CC, and analogous partners are #B9DFB8 and #B8DFDE.