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#BCE1BE

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BCE1BE

With the hex code #BCE1BE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 88% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 9.2 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E1BCDF, 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 14.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green225
Blue190

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.7
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #BCE1BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCE1BE.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCE1BE.
14.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCE1BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCE1BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DABC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD6C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8DFD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCE1BE?

With the hex code #BCE1BE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 88% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCE1BE?

Use black text. Black on #BCE1BE has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCE1BE?

Its complementary colour is #E1BCDF, and analogous partners are #CDE1BC and #BCE1D1.