#BEE4B8
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #BEE4B8
#BEE4B8 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 89% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 13.0); Seafoam comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DEB8E4 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BEE4B8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BEE4B8
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BEE4B8?
#BEE4B8 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 89% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BEE4B8?
Use black text. Black on #BEE4B8 has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BEE4B8?
Its complementary colour is #DEB8E4, and analogous partners are #D4E4B8 and #B8E4C8.