#BEE9D7
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #BEE9D7
#BEE9D7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 91% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Pale Mint (ΔE 3.0); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E9BED0 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BEE9D7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.83:1, 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 #BEE9D7?
#BEE9D7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 91% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BEE9D7?
Use black text. Black on #BEE9D7 has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BEE9D7?
Its complementary colour is #E9BED0, and analogous partners are #BEE9C2 and #BEE5E9.