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#BCDDC0

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BCDDC0

#BCDDC0 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 87% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.1), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDBCD9 (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 14.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red188
Green221
Blue192

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 16.4

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

Text on #BCDDC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCDDC0.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCDDC0.
14.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCDDC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCDDC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED7BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D3C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8DBD5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCDDC0?

#BCDDC0 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 87% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCDDC0?

Use black text. Black on #BCDDC0 has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCDDC0?

Its complementary colour is #DDBCD9, and analogous partners are #C9DDBC and #BCDDD1.