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#BDDEC0

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BDDEC0

With the hex code #BDDEC0, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 87% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DEBDDB, 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 14.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red189
Green222
Blue192

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #BDDEC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BDDEC0.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BDDEC0.
14.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDDEC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDDEC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD8BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D4C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BADCD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDDEC0?

With the hex code #BDDEC0, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 87% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BDDEC0?

Use black text. Black on #BDDEC0 has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDDEC0?

Its complementary colour is #DEBDDB, and analogous partners are #CBDEBD and #BDDED1.