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#BCDFD0

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BCDFD0

#BCDFD0 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 87% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.6), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFBCCB (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 14.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green223
Blue208

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #BCDFD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCDFD0.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCDFD0.
14.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCDFD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCDFD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDDACF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D5D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5DFDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCDFD0?

#BCDFD0 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 87% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCDFD0?

Use black text. Black on #BCDFD0 has a contrast ratio of 14.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCDFD0?

Its complementary colour is #DFBCCB, and analogous partners are #BCDFBF and #BCDDDF.