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#BBDBCF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BBDBCF

#BBDBCF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 86% green and 81% 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 8.6), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBBBC7 (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 — 14.15:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red187
Green219
Blue207

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #BBDBCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BBDBCF.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BBDBCF.
14.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BBDBCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D6CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D2D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4DCD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBDBCF?

#BBDBCF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 86% green and 81% 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 #BBDBCF?

Use black text. Black on #BBDBCF has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBDBCF?

Its complementary colour is #DBBBC7, and analogous partners are #BBDBBF and #BBD7DB.