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#BEFADE closest to Smell the Mint

#BEFADE is a very light, muted green; the closest named color is Smell the Mint. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 98.0% green and 87.1% blue (rgb(190, 250, 222)). Its HSL value is 152° hue, 86% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 2% black. #BEFADE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.92:1.

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Variations of #BEFADE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BEFADE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BEFADE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BEFADE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EDEAE0
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F8F1DD
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EAF3DE
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EDEAE0
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E1F0DF
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2FAF2
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8FAE7
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EDEDED
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E2F0E9

#BEFADE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.17:1 Very poor#BEFADE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.92:1 Super#BEFADE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BEFADE in CSS

/* Smell the Mint */
.color { color: #BEFADE; }
.background { background-color: #BEFADE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BEFADE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(190 250 222);
color: hsl(152 86% 86%);
color: oklch(0.937 0.071 164.6);

#BEFADE FAQ

What color is #BEFADE?

#BEFADE is a very light, muted green. Its closest named color is Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BEFADE?

#BEFADE is rgb(190, 250, 222) in RGB, hsl(152, 86%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 0%, 11%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BEFADE?

The complementary color of #BEFADE is #FABEDA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BEFADE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BEFADE: 17.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BEFADE a warm or cool color?

#BEFADE is a cool color.