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#BCDDC3

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BCDDC3

#BCDDC3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 87% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.3), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDBCD6 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red188
Green221
Blue195

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 7.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 16.1

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

Text on #BCDDC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCDDC3.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCDDC3.
14.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCDDC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCDDC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD7C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D3C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8DCD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCDDC3?

#BCDDC3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 87% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCDDC3?

Use black text. Black on #BCDDC3 has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCDDC3?

Its complementary colour is #DDBCD6, and analogous partners are #C6DDBC and #BCDDD4.