#BFEAD4
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #BFEAD4
#BFEAD4 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 92% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is virtually identical to Pale Mint (ΔE 2.5), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EABFD5 (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 15.94:1 (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 #BFEAD4?
#BFEAD4 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 92% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BFEAD4?
Use black text. Black on #BFEAD4 has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFEAD4?
Its complementary colour is #EABFD5, and analogous partners are #BFEABF and #BFEAEA.