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#BFEABF

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BFEABF

#BFEABF is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 92% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 11.9), with Seafoam the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EABFEA (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green234
Blue191

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.9
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 14.0
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 17.6

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

Text on #BFEABF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BFEABF.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BFEABF.
15.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BFEABF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE2BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5DDC1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBE7DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFEABF?

#BFEABF is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 92% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BFEABF?

Use black text. Black on #BFEABF has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFEABF?

Its complementary colour is #EABFEA, and analogous partners are #D4EABF and #BFEAD4.