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#BCDFBE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BCDFBE

#BCDFBE 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 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.9), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFBCDD (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 14.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green223
Blue190

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 17.0

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

Text on #BCDFBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCDFBE.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCDFBE.
14.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BCDFBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D8BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD4C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9DDD6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCDFBE?

#BCDFBE 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 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCDFBE?

Use black text. Black on #BCDFBE has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCDFBE?

Its complementary colour is #DFBCDD, and analogous partners are #CBDFBC and #BCDFD0.