#BEDDD5
Powder Blue · very light cool green
About #BEDDD5
With the hex code #BEDDD5, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 87% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DDBEC6, a baby pink shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.49:1, 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 #BEDDD5?
With the hex code #BEDDD5, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 87% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BEDDD5?
Use black text. Black on #BEDDD5 has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BEDDD5?
Its complementary colour is #DDBEC6, and analogous partners are #BEDDC6 and #BED6DD.