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#BDDECF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BDDECF

With the hex code #BDDECF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 87% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DEBDCC, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red189
Green222
Blue207

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.0
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.0
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #BDDECF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BDDECF.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BDDECF.
14.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BDDECF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCD9CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D5D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7DED9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDDECF?

With the hex code #BDDECF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 87% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BDDECF?

Use black text. Black on #BDDECF has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDDECF?

Its complementary colour is #DEBDCC, and analogous partners are #BDDEBF and #BDDCDE.