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#BCEDBD

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #BCEDBD

#BCEDBD is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 93% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 12.3); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EDBCEC — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #BCEDBD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red188
Green237
Blue189

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 12.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 20.7

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

Text on #BCEDBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BCEDBD.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BCEDBD.
15.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BCEDBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE4BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7DFBF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7EAE0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCEDBD?

#BCEDBD is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 93% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCEDBD?

Use black text. Black on #BCEDBD has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCEDBD?

Its complementary colour is #EDBCEC, and analogous partners are #D4EDBC and #BCEDD6.