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#BEDEC0

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BEDEC0

#BEDEC0 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 87% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.2), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DEBEDC (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red190
Green222
Blue192

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #BEDEC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BEDEC0.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BEDEC0.
14.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEDEC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEDEC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD8BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD4C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBDCD5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEDEC0?

#BEDEC0 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 87% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BEDEC0?

Use black text. Black on #BEDEC0 has a contrast ratio of 14.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEDEC0?

Its complementary colour is #DEBEDC, and analogous partners are #CCDEBE and #BEDED0.