#BCDEB6
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #BCDEB6
#BCDEB6 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 87% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 12.1), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D8B6DE (lilac), 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 14.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCDEB6?
#BCDEB6 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 87% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCDEB6?
Use black text. Black on #BCDEB6 has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCDEB6?
Its complementary colour is #D8B6DE, and analogous partners are #D0DEB6 and #B6DEC4.