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#BBDACA

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BBDACA

#BBDACA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 85% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.2), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DABBCB (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 13.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green218
Blue202

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.5
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #BBDACA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BBDACA.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BBDACA.
13.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BBDACA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D5C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D1CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5DAD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBDACA?

#BBDACA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 85% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BBDACA?

Use black text. Black on #BBDACA has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBDACA?

Its complementary colour is #DABBCB, and analogous partners are #BBDABB and #BBDADA.