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#BEDFBC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BEDFBC

#BEDFBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.7), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDBCDF (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 14.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red190
Green223
Blue188

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 16.8

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

Text on #BEDFBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BEDFBC.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BEDFBC.
14.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BEDFBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1D8BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBD5BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCDDD5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEDFBC?

#BEDFBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BEDFBC?

Use black text. Black on #BEDFBC has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEDFBC?

Its complementary colour is #DDBCDF, and analogous partners are #D0DFBC and #BCDFCC.