#BFEAC0
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #BFEAC0
#BFEAC0 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 92% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 11.4); Seafoam comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EABFE9 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BFEAC0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.75:1 (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 #BFEAC0?
#BFEAC0 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 92% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BFEAC0?
Use black text. Black on #BFEAC0 has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFEAC0?
Its complementary colour is #EABFE9, and analogous partners are #D3EABF and #BFEAD5.