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#BAE0CB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BAE0CB

#BAE0CB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 88% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 5.5), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E0BACF (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 — 14.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green224
Blue203

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 5.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.5
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #BAE0CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BAE0CB.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BAE0CB.
14.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAE0CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAE0CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDACA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D5CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3E0DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAE0CB?

#BAE0CB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 88% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BAE0CB?

Use black text. Black on #BAE0CB has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAE0CB?

Its complementary colour is #E0BACF, and analogous partners are #BCE0BA and #BAE0DE.