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#BADAC2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BADAC2

#BADAC2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 85% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.0), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DABAD2 (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 13.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green218
Blue194

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.0
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 15.7

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

Text on #BADAC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BADAC2.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BADAC2.
13.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BADAC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BADAC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD4C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D1C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6D9D3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BADAC2?

#BADAC2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 85% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BADAC2?

Use black text. Black on #BADAC2 has a contrast ratio of 13.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BADAC2?

Its complementary colour is #DABAD2, and analogous partners are #C2DABA and #BADAD2.