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#BCDDC2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BCDDC2

With the hex code #BCDDC2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 87% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DDBCD7, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red188
Green221
Blue194

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #BCDDC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCDDC2.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCDDC2.
14.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCDDC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCDDC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED7C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D3C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8DCD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCDDC2?

With the hex code #BCDDC2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 87% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCDDC2?

Use black text. Black on #BCDDC2 has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCDDC2?

Its complementary colour is #DDBCD7, and analogous partners are #C7DDBC and #BCDDD3.