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#BAE2D4

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BAE2D4

With the hex code #BAE2D4, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 89% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2BAC8, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.92:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green226
Blue212

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 5.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #BAE2D4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BAE2D4.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BAE2D4.
14.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAE2D4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAE2D4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDDD3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D7D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1E3DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAE2D4?

With the hex code #BAE2D4, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 89% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BAE2D4?

Use black text. Black on #BAE2D4 has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAE2D4?

Its complementary colour is #E2BAC8, and analogous partners are #BAE2C0 and #BADCE2.