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#BFDCBE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BFDCBE

#BFDCBE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 86% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.9), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBBEDC (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green220
Blue190

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 15.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BFDCBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BFDCBE.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BFDCBE.
14.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFDCBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFDCBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED6BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D3BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDDAD3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFDCBE?

#BFDCBE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 86% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BFDCBE?

Use black text. Black on #BFDCBE has a contrast ratio of 14.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFDCBE?

Its complementary colour is #DBBEDC, and analogous partners are #CEDCBE and #BEDCCC.