#BFDBC3
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #BFDBC3
#BFDBC3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 86% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.1); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBBFD7 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BFDBC3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.14:1, 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 #BFDBC3?
#BFDBC3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 86% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BFDBC3?
Use black text. Black on #BFDBC3 has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFDBC3?
Its complementary colour is #DBBFD7, and analogous partners are #C9DBBF and #BFDBD1.