#BEE8DD
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #BEE8DD
#BEE8DD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 91% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 5.8), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E8BEC9 (baby pink), 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 — 15.78:1, 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 #BEE8DD?
#BEE8DD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 91% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BEE8DD?
Use black text. Black on #BEE8DD has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BEE8DD?
Its complementary colour is #E8BEC9, and analogous partners are #BEE8C8 and #BEDEE8.