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#BDECC2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BDECC2

#BDECC2 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 93% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 11.5), with Seafoam the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECBDE7 (lilac), 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 15.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green236
Blue194

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.5
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 12.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 18.4

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

Text on #BDECC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BDECC2.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BDECC2.
15.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDECC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDECC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE3C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5DEC4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8EAE0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDECC2?

#BDECC2 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 93% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BDECC2?

Use black text. Black on #BDECC2 has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDECC2?

Its complementary colour is #ECBDE7, and analogous partners are #D0ECBD and #BDECDA.