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#BADBC7

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BADBC7

#BADBC7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 86% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.4), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBBACE (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 — 14.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green219
Blue199

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #BADBC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BADBC7.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BADBC7.
14.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BADBC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BADBC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD6C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D1C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5DBD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BADBC7?

#BADBC7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 86% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BADBC7?

Use black text. Black on #BADBC7 has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BADBC7?

Its complementary colour is #DBBACE, and analogous partners are #BDDBBA and #BADBD8.