#BCDFC5
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #BCDFC5
#BCDFC5 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 87% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.6); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DFBCD6 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BCDFC5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCDFC5
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCDFC5?
#BCDFC5 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 87% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCDFC5?
Use black text. Black on #BCDFC5 has a contrast ratio of 14.50:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCDFC5?
Its complementary colour is #DFBCD6, and analogous partners are #C5DFBC and #BCDFD7.