#BCEDD5
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #BCEDD5
#BCEDD5 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 93% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 3.6); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EDBCD4 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BCEDD5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCEDD5
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCEDD5?
#BCEDD5 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 93% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCEDD5?
Use black text. Black on #BCEDD5 has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCEDD5?
Its complementary colour is #EDBCD4, and analogous partners are #BCEDBD and #BCEDED.