#BCE9BD
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #BCE9BD
#BCE9BD is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 91% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 12.7), with Seafoam the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E9BCE8 (lilac), 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 — 15.53:1, 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 #BCE9BD?
#BCE9BD is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 91% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCE9BD?
Use black text. Black on #BCE9BD has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCE9BD?
Its complementary colour is #E9BCE8, and analogous partners are #D2E9BC and #BCE9D3.