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#BEDCCB

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BEDCCB

#BEDCCB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 86% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.5), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DCBECF (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 — 14.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red190
Green220
Blue203

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.5
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #BEDCCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BEDCCB.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BEDCCB.
14.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BEDCCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD7CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D3CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9DCD7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEDCCB?

#BEDCCB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 86% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BEDCCB?

Use black text. Black on #BEDCCB has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEDCCB?

Its complementary colour is #DCBECF, and analogous partners are #C0DCBE and #BEDCDA.