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#BCEDBC

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #BCEDBC

#BCEDBC is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 93% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 12.3), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EDBCED (lilac), 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 15.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green237
Blue188

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 12.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.2
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 20.8

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

Text on #BCEDBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BCEDBC.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BCEDBC.
15.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BCEDBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE4B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7DFBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8EADF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCEDBC?

#BCEDBC is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 93% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCEDBC?

Use black text. Black on #BCEDBC has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCEDBC?

Its complementary colour is #EDBCED, and analogous partners are #D5EDBC and #BCEDD5.