#BDECC4
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #BDECC4
With the hex code #BDECC4, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 93% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 10.5 — followed by Seafoam. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECBDE5, a lilac 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 15.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDECC4?
With the hex code #BDECC4, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 93% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BDECC4?
Use black text. Black on #BDECC4 has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDECC4?
Its complementary colour is #ECBDE5, and analogous partners are #CEECBD and #BDECDC.