greenneutralCC0 survey name

Light Mint #B6FFBB

Light Mint is a light, vivid neutral color (#B6FFBB; HSL 124° 100% 86%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “light mint”.

Use cases: Success states · Nature brands

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Families: Greens

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#B6FFBB
RGBrgb(182, 255, 187)
HSLhsl(124, 100%, 86%)
HSVhsv(124, 29%, 100%)
OKLCHoklch(93.49% 0.116 146.3)
OKLaboklab(93.49% -0.0968 0.0647)
CMYKcmyk(28.6%, 0%, 26.7%, 0%)
XYZxyz(64.0182, 85.0503, 60.0474)
CIE-LABlab(93.9, -35.4, 25.5)
CIE-LCHlch(93.9, 43.6, 144.3°)
Luminance0.851 (WCAG relative)
/* Light Mint */ --light-mint: #b6ffbb; color: #b6ffbb; background-color: #b6ffbb;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: lightmint.

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#a2e2a6 #8fc692 #7cab7f #69916c #587759 #465e48 #364736 #263026 #171c17 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#beffc2 #c6ffc9 #cdffcf #d5ffd6 #dcffdd #e3ffe4 #eaffeb #f1fff1 #f8fff8 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#bcfdc0 #c2fcc5 #c8faca #cef8cf #d3f7d4 #d9f5d9 #def3de #e3f1e3 #e8efe8 #ededed

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#B6FFBB
#FFB6FA
#b6ffbb #ffb6fa

Analogous

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#D5FFB6
#B6FFBB
#B6FFDF
#d5ffb6 #b6ffbb #b6ffdf

Triadic

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#B6FFBB
#BBB6FF
#FFBBB6
#b6ffbb #bbb6ff #ffbbb6

Tetradic

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#B6FFBB
#B6D5FF
#FFB6FA
#FFDFB6
#b6ffbb #b6d5ff #ffb6fa #ffdfb6

Square

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#B6FFBB
#B6D5FF
#FFB6FA
#FFDFB6
#b6ffbb #b6d5ff #ffb6fa #ffdfb6

Split Complementary

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#B6FFBB
#DFB6FF
#FFB6D5
#b6ffbb #dfb6ff #ffb6d5

Monochromatic

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#3CFF49
#79FF82
#B6FFBB
#E0FFE2
#E0FFE2
#3cff49 #79ff82 #b6ffbb #e0ffe2 #e0ffe2

Accessibility & contrast

1.17
#B6FFBB on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
18.01
#B6FFBB on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on light mint

18.01
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF2B7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6EBBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AEFBED

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Celadon #BEFDB71.73
Pale Green #C7FDB53.40
Light Seafoam #A0FEBF3.43
Tea Green #BDF8A34.73
Foam Green #90FDA94.79
Light Sage #BCECAC5.01

Colors that go with light mint

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Bottle Green #044A05
9.1:1
Same hue family as light mint (Δh 3°) — guaranteed harmony
Evergreen #05472A
9.3:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈30°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Midnight #03012D
17.2:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈119°) — balanced three-way contrast
Berry #990F4B
7.1:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈150°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Eggplant #380835
14.4:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈180°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.