#BCE4CF
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #BCE4CF
#BCE4CF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 89% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 4.2); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E4BCD1 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BCE4CF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCE4CF?
#BCE4CF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 89% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCE4CF?
Use black text. Black on #BCE4CF has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCE4CF?
Its complementary colour is #E4BCD1, and analogous partners are #BDE4BC and #BCE4E3.