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#BDECC5

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BDECC5

#BDECC5 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 93% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 10.0), with Seafoam the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECBDE4 (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 — 15.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red189
Green236
Blue197

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.0
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 13.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 17.7

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

Text on #BDECC5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BDECC5.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BDECC5.
15.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDECC5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDECC5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE4C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5DEC7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7EAE1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDECC5?

#BDECC5 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 93% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BDECC5?

Use black text. Black on #BDECC5 has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDECC5?

Its complementary colour is #ECBDE4, and analogous partners are #CDECBD and #BDECDD.