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#BDECD4

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BDECD4

#BDECD4 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 93% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 3.3), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECBDD5 (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 16.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green236
Blue212

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 3.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 16.0
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 16.1

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

Text on #BDECD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BDECD4.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BDECD4.
16.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDECD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDECD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE5D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DFD5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4ECE5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDECD4?

#BDECD4 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 93% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BDECD4?

Use black text. Black on #BDECD4 has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDECD4?

Its complementary colour is #ECBDD5, and analogous partners are #BEECBD and #BDECEC.