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#BDECD1

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BDECD1

#BDECD1 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 93% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 4.3), with Seafoam the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECBDD8 (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 — 16.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red189
Green236
Blue209

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 4.3
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 16.0
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #BDECD1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BDECD1.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BDECD1.
16.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDECD1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDECD1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE5D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DFD2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5ECE4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDECD1?

#BDECD1 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 93% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BDECD1?

Use black text. Black on #BDECD1 has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDECD1?

Its complementary colour is #ECBDD8, and analogous partners are #C1ECBD and #BDECE9.