≈ Creamy Mint

#BBFE90 is closest to Creamy Mint in our library. Creamy Mint (#BBFE90) is a very light, vivid green with a balanced feel. It has a hue angle of 97° and a lightness of 93%. Its strong saturation makes it eye-catching, so use it with intent and let neutrals do the rest.

#BBFE90≈ Creamy Mint

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About this color

What Creamy Mint looks like, feels like and where it works.

Description

Creamy Mint (#BBFE90) is a very light, vivid green with a balanced feel. It has a hue angle of 97° and a lightness of 93%. Its strong saturation makes it eye-catching, so use it with intent and let neutrals do the rest.

Psychology

Green is restful for the eye and linked to nature, health and growth. Muted greens calm, while vivid greens feel fresh, techy and energetic. As a light shade, Creamy Mint feels airy and gentle.

Meaning

Green means go, growth and renewal, and money in the United States. It is also a sacred color in Islam and a symbol of luck in Ireland.

Why use this color

Creamy Mint is a confident accent. Dark text is easy to read on it, so it works as a surface, highlight or card background. Pair it with its tints and shades for a complete scale.

Applications

Wellness, health and organic brands
Finance and sustainability
Success and confirmation states
Outdoor and nature design

History

Verdigris and malachite were early greens. Scheele's green, a bright copper-arsenic pigment from 1775, colored wallpaper and fabric before it was found to be poisonous.

Accessibility

White text on Creamy Mint has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 (fails); black text has 17.69:1 (AAA). WCAG AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text and interface parts. Red and green are the pair most often confused in color blindness, so never use this color alone to mean success or error: add an icon or label.