#BFEBC1
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #BFEBC1
#BFEBC1 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 92% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 11.4), with Seafoam the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EBBFE9 (thistle), 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 — 15.87:1, 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 #BFEBC1?
#BFEBC1 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 92% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BFEBC1?
Use black text. Black on #BFEBC1 has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFEBC1?
Its complementary colour is #EBBFE9, and analogous partners are #D3EBBF and #BFEBD7.