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#B8DFCE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #B8DFCE

#B8DFCE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 87% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.1), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFB8C9 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red184
Green223
Blue206

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.0
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #B8DFCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B8DFCE.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #B8DFCE.
14.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8DFCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8DFCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD9CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D4CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0DFDA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8DFCE?

#B8DFCE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 87% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B8DFCE?

Use black text. Black on #B8DFCE has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8DFCE?

Its complementary colour is #DFB8C9, and analogous partners are #B8DFBB and #B8DDDF.