#BEF1EA
Pale Mint · very light cool teal
About #BEF1EA
#BEF1EA is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 95% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.7); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F1BEC5 — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BEF1EA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.96:1 (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 #BEF1EA?
#BEF1EA is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 95% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BEF1EA?
Use black text. Black on #BEF1EA has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BEF1EA?
Its complementary colour is #F1BEC5, and analogous partners are #BEF1D1 and #BEDFF1.