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#BAEDCC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BAEDCC

With the hex code #BAEDCC, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 93% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Seafoam. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EDBADB, 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 16.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green237
Blue204

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.6
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 13.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 17.7

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

Text on #BAEDCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BAEDCC.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BAEDCC.
16.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BAEDCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE5CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DFCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B2ECE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAEDCC?

With the hex code #BAEDCC, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 93% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BAEDCC?

Use black text. Black on #BAEDCC has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAEDCC?

Its complementary colour is #EDBADB, and analogous partners are #C1EDBA and #BAEDE6.