#BDECD9
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #BDECD9
With the hex code #BDECD9, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 93% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 2.8 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECBDD0, a bubblegum shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.16:1, 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 #BDECD9?
With the hex code #BDECD9, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 93% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BDECD9?
Use black text. Black on #BDECD9 has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDECD9?
Its complementary colour is #ECBDD0, and analogous partners are #BDECC2 and #BDE8EC.