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#BEDDCD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BEDDCD

#BEDDCD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.3), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDBECE (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 — 14.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green221
Blue205

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #BEDDCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BEDDCD.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BEDDCD.
14.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BEDDCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCD8CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D4CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8DDD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEDDCD?

#BEDDCD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BEDDCD?

Use black text. Black on #BEDDCD has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEDDCD?

Its complementary colour is #DDBECE, and analogous partners are #BFDDBE and #BEDDDC.