#BDECDA
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #BDECDA
#BDECDA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 93% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is virtually identical to Pale Mint (ΔE 3.0), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECBDCF (bubblegum), 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 16.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDECDA
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDECDA?
#BDECDA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 93% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDECDA?
Use black text. Black on #BDECDA has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDECDA?
Its complementary colour is #ECBDCF, and analogous partners are #BDECC3 and #BDE7EC.