#BEE9DA
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #BEE9DA
#BEE9DA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 91% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 3.9); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E9BECD — a bubblegum tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BEE9DA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.86:1 (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 #BEE9DA?
#BEE9DA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 91% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BEE9DA?
Use black text. Black on #BEE9DA has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BEE9DA?
Its complementary colour is #E9BECD, and analogous partners are #BEE9C4 and #BEE3E9.