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#BCDBBC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BCDBBC

#BCDBBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 86% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 9.4), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBBCDB (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green219
Blue188

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #BCDBBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCDBBC.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCDBBC.
14.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BCDBBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCD5BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D2BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9D9D2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCDBBC?

#BCDBBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 86% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCDBBC?

Use black text. Black on #BCDBBC has a contrast ratio of 14.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCDBBC?

Its complementary colour is #DBBCDB, and analogous partners are #CCDBBC and #BCDBCC.