#BFEBD7
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #BFEBD7
#BFEBD7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 92% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Pale Mint (ΔE 2.2); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBBFD3 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BFEBD7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.08:1, 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 #BFEBD7?
#BFEBD7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 92% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BFEBD7?
Use black text. Black on #BFEBD7 has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFEBD7?
Its complementary colour is #EBBFD3, and analogous partners are #BFEBC1 and #BFE9EB.