Close to Mist
#BED5CE
#BED5CE is a light, muted green, close to the color Mist. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 83.5% green, and 80.8% blue. Its hue is 162°, with 21% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BED5CE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.54:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.60:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.54:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.60:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BED5CE as they’d see it.
#BED5CE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BED5CE
What color is #BED5CE?
#BED5CE is a light, muted green, close to the color Mist. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 83.5% green, and 80.8% blue. Its hue is 162°, with 21% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BED5CE in RGB?
#BED5CE is rgb(190, 213, 206): 190 red, 213 green, and 206 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BED5CE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(11, 0, 3, 16). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BED5CE?
PANTONE 317 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BED5CE?
Its complement #E1CAD1 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.