#BADBC5
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #BADBC5
#BADBC5 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 86% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.4); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBBAD0 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BADBC5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BADBC5?
#BADBC5 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 86% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BADBC5?
Use black text. Black on #BADBC5 has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BADBC5?
Its complementary colour is #DBBAD0, and analogous partners are #C0DBBA and #BADBD6.