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#BCDFCD

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BCDFCD

#BCDFCD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.1), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFBCCE (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green223
Blue205

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.0
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #BCDFCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

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

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BCDFCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDACC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D5CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6DFDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCDFCD?

#BCDFCD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 87% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCDFCD?

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

›What colours go with #BCDFCD?

Its complementary colour is #DFBCCE, and analogous partners are #BDDFBC and #BCDFDF.