#BCDDC9
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #BCDDC9
#BCDDC9 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 87% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.7), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDBCD0 (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 — 14.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCDDC9
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCDDC9?
#BCDDC9 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 87% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCDDC9?
Use black text. Black on #BCDDC9 has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCDDC9?
Its complementary colour is #DDBCD0, and analogous partners are #C0DDBC and #BCDDDA.