#BDFFEF
Pale Mint · very light cool teal
About #BDFFEF
#BDFFEF is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 100% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.9); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFBDCD — a pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BDFFEF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.71:1, 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 #BDFFEF?
#BDFFEF is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 100% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDFFEF?
Use black text. Black on #BDFFEF has a contrast ratio of 18.71:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDFFEF?
Its complementary colour is #FFBDCD, and analogous partners are #BDFFCE and #BDEEFF.