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#BCDFCA

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BCDFCA

#BCDFCA 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 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 5.9), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFBCD1 (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 14.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green223
Blue202

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 5.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #BCDFCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCDFCA.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCDFCA.
14.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BCDFCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED9C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D5CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6DFD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCDFCA?

#BCDFCA 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 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCDFCA?

Use black text. Black on #BCDFCA has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCDFCA?

Its complementary colour is #DFBCD1, and analogous partners are #C0DFBC and #BCDFDC.