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#BCD2CC

Light Gray · very light cool green

About #BCD2CC

#BCD2CC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 82% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.8); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2BCC2 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #BCD2CC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green210
Blue204

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BCD2CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BCD2CC.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BCD2CC.
13.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCD2CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCD2CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CFCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCCCCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7D3D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCD2CC?

#BCD2CC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 82% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCD2CC?

Use black text. Black on #BCD2CC has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCD2CC?

Its complementary colour is #D2BCC2, and analogous partners are #BCD2C1 and #BCCDD2.