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#BDECC8

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BDECC8

#BDECC8 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 93% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.5), with Seafoam the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECBDE1 (thistle), 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 16.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green236
Blue200

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.5
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 13.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 17.1

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

Text on #BDECC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BDECC8.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BDECC8.
16.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDECC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDECC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE4C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4DECA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7EAE2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDECC8?

#BDECC8 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 93% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BDECC8?

Use black text. Black on #BDECC8 has a contrast ratio of 16.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDECC8?

Its complementary colour is #ECBDE1, and analogous partners are #CAECBD and #BDECE0.