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#BEDCCC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BEDCCC

#BEDCCC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 86% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.7); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCBECE — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #BEDCCC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green220
Blue204

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.8
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #BEDCCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BEDCCC.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BEDCCC.
14.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BEDCCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD7CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D3CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9DCD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEDCCC?

#BEDCCC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 86% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BEDCCC?

Use black text. Black on #BEDCCC has a contrast ratio of 14.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEDCCC?

Its complementary colour is #DCBECE, and analogous partners are #BFDCBE and #BEDCDB.