#BADBD0
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #BADBD0
#BADBD0 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 86% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.9), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBBAC5 (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 14.13:1 (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 #BADBD0?
#BADBD0 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 86% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BADBD0?
Use black text. Black on #BADBD0 has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BADBD0?
Its complementary colour is #DBBAC5, and analogous partners are #BADBBF and #BAD6DB.