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#BCDFCC

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BCDFCC

With the hex code #BCDFCC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 87% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 6.0 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFBCCF, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green223
Blue204

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.0
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.8
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #BCDFCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCDFCC.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCDFCC.
14.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BCDFCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDACB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D5CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6DFD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCDFCC?

With the hex code #BCDFCC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 87% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCDFCC?

Use black text. Black on #BCDFCC has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCDFCC?

Its complementary colour is #DFBCCF, and analogous partners are #BEDFBC and #BCDFDE.